Jangnama
In the literatures of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, a jangnama is an epic or heroic poem. The word is of Persian origin. In Kashmiri, jangnama refers to epic poetry generally; but jangnama also identifies a specific genre of poetry that deals with Islamic conquests. The genre also exists in Urdu and Punjabi.[1] A variety of different jangnamas were written in the years before 1850; they include:
- Jangnama by Hamid Shah
- Jangnama by Maulvi Ghulam Mastifa
- Jang Ahd by Ahmad Yar
- Jang Badan by Ahmad Yar
- Jangnama Lahore by Khan Singh
- Jangnama Hari Singh by Ram Dayal
- Jangnama Delhi Khazan Singh
- Jangnama Kabul Kandhar by Siam
- Jangnama Kabul by Karam Singh
- Jangnama Khaibar by Mirza Abdul Hamid
- Jang Europe by Havinder Nand Singh
- Jang Chitral by Kahan Singh
- Jang Singhaan te Angrezan by Shah Mohammad
as well as the anonymous Jang Chitral, Jang Chin, Jang Tiraj, and Jang Zaitun.[1] Jangnamahs were also written in more recent times; one example is Jangnamah Europe by a Sikh soldier, Nand Singh, who fought in the First World War[2].
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References
- 1 2 Datta, Amarest (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Heroic literature (Punjabi): Sahitya Akademi (New Delhi, Inde). p. 1570. ISBN 8126011947.
- ↑ "Nand Singh and Jangnamah Europe: Subaltern insights on the wars of Empire". South Asia @ LSE. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
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