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In the
literatures of India ,
Pakistan ,
Bangladesh 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 many Muslim-influenced
Indo-Aryan languages .
[1] A variety of different jangnamas were written in the years before 1850; they include:
Janganama Zainab's Chautisa by Sheikh Faizullah (16th century)
Janganama by
Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan (16th century)
Jangnama Muqtal Husayn by Mohammad Khan
Islamabadi (1645)
Jangnama by Abdul Hakim (1723)
Zari Jangnama Maharamparba by
Heyat Mahmud (1723)
Qasim-er Lodai O Fatima-r Suratnama by Sherbaz (18th century)
Shahid-e-Karbala O Sakina-r Bilaap by Zafar (18th century)
Shongram Husayn by Hamid (18th century)
Janganama Amir Hamza by Gharibullah
Jangnama Hanifa (Zaiguner Pathi) by Sayad Hamza
Jangnama by Radhacaran Gop
Jangnama by Nasrullah Khan
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.
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See also
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