Punjab Through the Ages
Author | : Rashmi Pathak |
Publisher | : Sarup & Sons |
Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Punjab (India) |
ISBN | : 9788176257381 |
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Author | : Rashmi Pathak |
Publisher | : Sarup & Sons |
Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Punjab (India) |
ISBN | : 9788176257381 |
Author | : J. C. Aggarwal |
Publisher | : Concept Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9788170224310 |
Author | : Muḥammad Laṭīf (Saiyid, khān bahādur.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 682 |
Release | : 1891 |
Genre | : Punjab (India) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mohamed Sheikh |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2017-03-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786730952 |
In 1801, at the age of just 20 years old, Ranjit Singh became the Maharaja of the Punjab Empire and subsequently became one of the greatest figures in the history of India. He was a fiercely brave leader, capturing the city of Lahore before becoming Maharaja and overcoming a variety of challenges during his 40-year rule, such as harsh terrain, an ethnically and religiously diverse population and strong aggressors including the British and the Afghans. Despite such challenges, Ranjit Singh was able to unite Punjab's various factions yet rule a nation that was strictly secular; the Maharaja was benevolent to his subjects no matter their ethnicity or religion and sought to promote interfaith unity through policies of equality and non-discrimination. Aside from building his own nation, Ranjit built solid strategic relations with his most challenging aggressor - the British. Through stamina and political will, he managed to establish a formal treaty between the two and secured from 1809 Britain's protection against third party attempts to conquer the Punjab. Following Ranjit Singh's death in 1839, the Empire fell into decline. Just six years later, the Punjabis attacked the British, and in 1845 they were beaten and forced to sign the Treaty of Lahore, essentially conceding control to the British.Ranjit Singh's personal characteristics and leadership skills were what held the Punjab nation together in a tumultuous period in history. Mohamed Sheikh's new account of Singh's life illustrates these characteristics and skills and illuminates the man who singlehandedly created and sustained the Empire.
Author | : Henry Thoby Prinsep |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 784 |
Release | : 1846 |
Genre | : Punjab (India) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Simmi Jain |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Women |
ISBN | : 9788178351162 |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1846 |
Genre | : Punjab (India) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : J. S. Grewal |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The Punjab' of this book is a metaphor for the geographical region surrounded by the Himalayas, the Great Indian Desert, the Aravali Hills and the river Jamuna. During a period of about 4000 years up to AD 1000, the cultural boundaries of this region did not coincide with its geographical boundaries and there were sub-regional differences as well. There was a great deal of interaction with the outside world and between sub-regions. The socio-cultural dynamics of the region are well reflected in the different periods of its history. Seen from the regional angle, the Harappan civilization reveals sub-regional diversities and continuation in a rural setting. The Rigvedic culture appears to be a regional rather than an ethnic articulation. The formation of states within the region and its incorporation in empires set the stage for trade and urbanization, and for new socio-cultural formations. For the first time the great importance of Buddhism in the region gets underscored. Gradually, however, it was replaced by Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism. Changes in religious history are related to the changing contexts of polity and economy in their bearing on the social order, languages, literature and the arts. The book should be of equal interest to the student, the professional historian and the general reader.
Author | : Prakash Tandon |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2023-09-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520342933 |
An important document in the social history of India, this volume presents the autobiography of a Punjabi family over the three tumultuous generations that spanned years from the Mutiny to Independence. The book provides an absorbing view, from within, of what British rule meant for the educated elite of the province. In its descriptions of the changing customs and values of the educated Indian in the early twentieth century, the book affords a memorable account of a critical period in modern Indian history.
Author | : Sharad Singh Negi |
Publisher | : Indus Publishing |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9788173870200 |