Ranjit Singh
Author | : K. S. Duggal |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 1993-01-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780948725074 |
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Author | : K. S. Duggal |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 1993-01-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780948725074 |
Author | : Kartar Singh Duggal |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Surinder Singh Johar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : India |
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Author | : Lepel Griffin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1892 |
Genre | : Sikhs |
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Author | : Patwant Singh |
Publisher | : Peter Owen Publishers |
Total Pages | : 343 |
Release | : 2013-08-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0720615240 |
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.
Author | : Surindara Pāla Siṅgha (Ḍā.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Punjab (India) |
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Contributed articles.
Author | : Mahindara Kaura Gila |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 183 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Punjab (India) |
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Papers presented at a seminar held at New Delhi in 2001 to commemorate the coronation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Author | : Rādhā Sharamā |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Punjab (India) |
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Ranjit Singh, 1780-1839, Maharaja of the Punjab.
Author | : Rajinder Singh |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Punjab (India) |
ISBN | : 9788175680425 |
Biography of Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of the Punjab, 1780-1839.
Author | : Vanit Nalwa |
Publisher | : Hari Singh Nalwa Foundation Trust |
Total Pages | : 10 |
Release | : 2022-01-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 819105261X |
Monarch Mystique recounts the meteoric rise of Ranjit Singh, from a chieftain of Punjab to the Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. The rise of the Sikh Empire in the first half of the nineteenth century paralleled the downfall of the Afghan Empire. Numerous invasions by Ahmed Shah Abdali in the eighteenth century had demoralised Punjab. Ranjit Singh's exceptionalism reversed this sentiment by registering victories against the Afghans. His army, the Khalsaji, became a symbol of fearlessness. By the mid-1820s, there were only two powers in the subcontinent: the East India Company and Ranjit Singh. The rapidly changing alignments in Europe and ambition of the Company, made it imperative for it to adopt the dual policy of exploiting its strength and thwarting the growth of the Sikh Empire. Despite the machinations of the Company, the Sikh Empire continued to expand and retain its sovereignty until after Ranjit Singh's death. The Maharaja earned the respect of both the Afghans and the East India Company. Ranjit Singh's persona was an enigma: he ruled in the name of the Guru, yet Sikhism was not the state religion. His currency matched the Company's rupee, but the king never visited Kashmir, his highest revenue earning state. Ranjit Singh never killed an enemy in cold blood or drove a foe to desperation, yet he lost many men when he marched his army 300 miles for a horse that had caught his fancy. His 'battalion' of dancing girls was famed, yet his attitude towards women was progressive. His sense of justice dictated that his most prized gem, the Koh-i-Noor diamond, be neither inherited by his son nor donated to a Sikh gurdwara. His dying wish was that it be given to the Hindu temple of Jagannath Puri in Orissa, outside the confines of his empire.