Jangnama

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jangnama, is an epic or heroic poem in the Bangladeshi, Indian, Irani and Pakistani literatures. 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 many Muslim-influenced Indo-Aryan languages. [1]

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Different jangnamas

A variety of different jangnamas were written in the years before 1850; they include:

Punjabi Jangnamas

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. 1 2 Datta, Amarest (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Heroic literature (Punjabi): Sahitya Akademi (New Delhi, Inde). p. 1570. ISBN   8126011947.
  2. "Nand Singh and Jangnamah Europe: Subaltern insights on the wars of Empire". South Asia @ LSE. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-04-14.