The Sikh Zafar-namah of Guru Gobind Singh : a discursive blade in the heart of the Mughal Empire / Louis E. Fenech.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fenech, Louis E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gobind Singh, Guru, 1666-1708. Zafarnama.

Gobind Singh.

Sikh literature--History and criticism.

Sikh literature.

Sikhism--History--17th century.

Sikhism.

Punjab (India)--History--17th century.

Punjab (India).

Mughal Empire--History--17th century.

Mughal Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : ill.

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2013

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Louis E. Fenech offers a compelling new examination of one of the only Persian compositions attributed to the tenth Sikh Guru Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708): the Ẓafar-nāmah or 'Epistle of Victory.'

Contents:

List of Illustrations Note on Orthography Map 1. Diplomacy at the Court of Guru Gobind Singh 2. Zafar-Nāmah, Fath-Nāmah , Hikāyats, and the Dasam Granth 3. The Text of the Zafar-Nāmah: Guru Gobind Singh, Ferdausi, and Sa'di 4. Authorship 5. The Sikh Shāh-Nāmah of Guru Gobind Singh 6. The Historiography of the Zafar-nāmah Conclusion

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages [139]-293) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-993145-3

0-19-993144-5