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Ranjit Singh : Maharaja of the Punjab

Khushwant Singh

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Completed on 25 May 2022
ISBN : 9780143440420

From being a petty chieftain to becoming the most powerful Indian ruler of his time, Ranjit Singh's empire extended from Tibet to the deserts of Sindh and from the Khyber Pass to the Sutlej. His army was one of the most powerful of the time in Asia and was the first Indian force in a thousand years to stem the tides of invasion from the north-west frontiers of Hindustan. In this first detailed biography of the first and only Sikh ruler of the Punjab, Khushwant Singh presents Ranjit Singh as he really was. Based on Persian, Punjabi and English sources, and drawing upon the diaries and accounts of European travellers, this is a memorable account of the pageantry and brilliance of the Sikh kingdom at the height of its power, and a lively portrait of one of the most colourful characters in Indian history. 

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Great books with such interesting tales of Ranjit singh. Ranjit Singh went from being a little chieftain to becoming the most powerful Indian emperor of his day. His dominion stretched from Tibet to Sindh's deserts and from the Khyber Pass to the Sutlej. His army was among the most potent in all of Asia at the time, and it was the first Indian force in a thousand years to stop waves of invasion from Hindustan's northern frontiers. Khushwant Singh portrays Ranjit Singh in this first thorough biography as the first and only Sikh emperor of the Punjab. This is a vivid depiction of the splendour and grandeur of the Sikh kingdom at the time it was written, drawing on Persian, Punjabi, and English sources as well as the journals and accounts of European tourists.

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