Hamzanama

Hamzanama
by ramintork
23-Apr-2011
 

The Hamzanama (Persian: حمزه نامه, Epic of Hamza) or Dastan-e-Amir Hamza (Persian: داستان امیر حمزه, 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 in North India by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in about 1562.

//doodlejuice.com/2011/04/21/hamzanama/

 

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