Author: Khushwant SinghPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A History of the Sikhs
Author: Khushwant SinghThe Illustrated History of the Sikhs
Author: Khushwant SinghPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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The History of the Sikhs from the Origin of the Nation to the Batles of the Sutlej
Author: Joseph Davey CunninghamPublisher:
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Category : Punjab (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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The Sikhs in History
Author: Sangat SinghHistorical Dictionary of Sikhism
Author: Louis E. FenechPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442236019
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 447
Book Description
Sikhism traces its beginnings to Guru Nanak, who was born in 1469 and died in 1538 or 1539. With the life of Guru Nanak the account of the Sikh faith begins, all Sikhs acknowledging him as their founder. Sikhism has long been a little-understood religion and until recently they resided almost exclusively in northwest India. Today the total number of Sikhs is approximately twenty million worldwide. About a million live outside India, constituting a significant minority in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Many of them are highly visible, particularly the men, who wear beards and turbans, and they naturally attract attention in their new countries of domicile. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Sikhism covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on key persons, organizations, the principles, precepts and practices of the religion as well as the history, culture and social arrangements. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Sikhism.
Empire of the Sikhs
Author: Patwant SinghPublisher: Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN: 0720615240
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 343
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The definitive biography of Ranjit Singh, contemporary of Napoleon and one of the most powerful and charismatic Indian rulers of his ageRanjit Singh has been largely written out of accounts of the subcontinent's past by recent Western historians, yet he had an impact that lasts to this day. He unified the warring chiefdoms of the Punjab into an extraordinary northern Empire of the Sikhs, built up a formidable modern army, kept the British in check to the south of his realm, and closed the Khyber Pass through which plunderers had for centuries poured into India. Unique among empire builders, he was humane and just, gave employment to defeated foes, honored religious faiths other than his own, and included Hindus and Muslims among his ministers. In person he was a colorful character whose his court was renowned for its splendor; he had 20 wives, kept a regiment of "Amazons," and possessed a stable of thousands of horses. The authors make use of a variety of eyewitness accounts from Indian and European sources, from reports of Maratha spies at the Lahore Durbar to British parliamentary papers and travel accounts. The story includes the range of the maharaja's military achievements and ends with an account of the controversial period of the Anglo-Sikh Wars following his death, which saw the fall of his empire while in the hands of his successors.
A Critical Study of the Life and Teachings of Sri Guru Nanak Dev
Author: Sewaram Singh ThaparPublisher:
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Category : Sikhism
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Sikh History from Persian Sources
Author: J. S. GrewalPublisher:
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Category : Sikhs
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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This Volume Presents Translations Of All Major Persian Sources Of Sikh History Upto 1765, When Sikh Power Was Established Over The Punjab. These Sources Offer Details That Are Not Otherwise Available, And Richly Supplement The Information Preserved In The Punjabi (Gurmukhi) Traditions.
History of the Sikhs: The Sikh commonwealth or Rise and fall of Sikh misls (1st ed. 1982)
Author: Hari Ram GuptaPublisher:
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Category : Punjab (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 596
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