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 The Hamzanama chronicles the fantastic adventures of Hamza as he and his band of heroes fight against the enemies of Islam. The stories, from a long-established oral tradition, were written down in Persian, the language of the court, in multiple volumes. This illustration shows the witch Anqarut in the guise of a beautiful young woman, who hopes to seduce the handsome king Malik Iraj, whom she has captured and tied to a tree. |
The Hamzanama (Persian/Urdu: , Epic of Hamza) or Dastan-e-Amir Hamza (Persian/Urdu: , Adventures of Amir Hamza) narrates the legendary exploits of Amir Hamza, the uncle of the prophet of Islam, though most of the story is extremely fanciful, "a continuous series of romantic interludes, threatening events, narrow escapes, and violent acts". In the West the work is best known for the enormous illustrated manuscript commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in about 1562.
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| The Adventures of Amir Hamza - the first complete ... The Adventures of Amir Hamza - the first complete and unabridged translation of the Dastan-e Amir Hamza www.amirhamza.com - Web |
| Online exhibit of The Adventures of Hamza at the S... Online exhibit of The Adventures of Hamza at the Smithsonian Institution www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/hamza/default.htm - Web |
| A Masterpiece of Sensuous Communication: The Hamza... A Masterpiece of Sensuous Communication: The Hamzanama of Akbar www.galbithink.org/sense-s3.htm - Web |
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| Frances Pritchett's website for 'The Romance Tradi... Frances Pritchett's website for 'The Romance Tradition in Urdu: The Adventures from the Dastan-e Amir Hamza www.columbia.edu/.../index.html - Web |
