Zafarnama (letter)
| Zafarnamah ਜ਼ਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ ظفرنامه | |
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| by Guru Gobind Singh | |
Folios of the copy prepared by Bhai Daya Singh of the original work | |
| Original title | Zafarnāmāh |
| Written | 1705 |
| Country | Mughal Empire (present day India) |
| Language | Persian |
| Subject(s) | War, religion, morality, and justice |
| Genre(s) | Religion, Letter |
| Meter | Chantt |
| Lines | 111 verses |
| Preceded by | Charitropakhyan |
| Followed by | Hikayats |
| Part of a series on the |
| Dasam Granth ਦਸਮ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ |
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| Main compositions |
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| Apocryphal compositions (Asfottak Banis) |
| Various aspects |
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| Poetical metres, modes, measures, and rhythms |
The Zafarnāma (Gurmukhi: ਜ਼ਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ; Persian: ظفرنامہ, romanized: Zafarnameh, lit. 'Epistle of Victory') was a spiritual victory letter sent by Guru Gobind Singh in 1705 to the Mughal Emperor of India, Aurangzeb, after the Battle of Chamkaur.