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:

as well as the anonymous Jang Chitral, Jang Chin, Jang Tiraj, and Jang Zaitun.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Datta, Amarest (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi (New Delhi, Inde). ISBN 8126011947.