Zafar-Nama
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The Zafarnama is a verse letter of 111 Persian couplets written by Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru. It was addressed to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb after the Battle of Chamkaur in 1704. The letter details grievances against Aurangzeb for breaking oaths and sanctioning the murder of Guru Gobind Singh's sons. The Zafarnama is structured in three parts, beginning with praise for the Almighty, followed by the Guru's accusations against Aurangzeb, and concluding with reflections on karma and the eventual decline of Aurangzeb's empire. This work is considered a significant piece of Sikh literature and a testament to Guru Gobind Singh's defiance.12
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…none of them contains the Zafar-Nama (“Epistle of Victory”), Guru Gobind Singh’s defiant message to Emperor Aurangzeb. In 1902 Sanatan Sikhs of the Amritsar Singh Sabha published an authorized version that included the Zafar-Nama and gave it the title Dasam Granth. The contemporary printed work amounts to 1,428 pages.
Read More…none of them contains the Zafar-Nama (“Epistle of Victory”), Guru Gobind Singh’s defiant message to Emperor Aurangzeb. In 1902 Sanatan Sikhs of the Amritsar Singh Sabha published an authorized version that included the Zafar-Nama and gave it the title Dasam Granth. The contemporary printed work amounts to 1,428 pages.
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