Jangnama
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.
Different jangnamas
A variety of different jangnamas were written in the years before 1850; they include:Janganama Zainab's Chautisa by Sheikh Faizullah Janganama by Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan Jangnama Muqtal Husayn by Mohammad Khan Islamabadi Jangnama by Abdul Hakim Zari Jangnama Maharamparba by Heyat Mahmud Qasim-er Lodai O Fatima-r Suratnama by Sherbaz Shahid-e-Karbala O Sakina-r Bilaap by Zafar Shongram Husayn by Hamid Janganama Amir Hamza by GharibullahJangnama Hanifa by Sayad HamzaJangnama by Radhacaran GopJangnama by Nasrullah KhanPunjabi Jangnamas
Jangnama by Hamid Shah Jangnama by Maulvi Ghulam Mustifa Jang Ahd by Ahmad YarJang Badan by Ahmad YarJangnama Lahore by Kahan SinghJangnama Hari Singh by Ram DayalJangnama Delhi Khazan SinghJangnama Kabul Kandhar by SiamJangnama 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 Mohammadas well as the anonymous Jang Chitral, Jang Chin, Jang Tiraj, and Jang Zaitun. 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.