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First published in 1963, this remains the most comprehensive and authoritative book on the Sikhs. The new edition updated to the present recounts the return of the community to the mainstream of national life. Written in Khushwant Singh’s trademark style to be accessible to a general, non-scholarly audience, the book is based on scholarly archival research. Volume 1: 1469-1839: This volume covers the social, religious and political background which led to the formation of the Sikh faith in the fifteenth century. Basing his account on original documents in Persian, Gurmukhi and English, the author traces the growth of Sikhism and tells of the compilation of its sacred scriptures in the Granth Sahib. The transformation of the Sikhs from a pacifist sect to a militant group called the Khasla led by Guru Gobind Singh is portrayed in detail, as is the relationship of theSikhs with the Mughals and the Afghans, until the consolidation of Sikh power under Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
From the Publisher
ASIN : 0195673085
Publisher : Oxford; 2nd edition (11 October 2004)
Language : English
Paperback : 434 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780195673081
ISBN-13 : 978-0195673081
Item Weight : 430 g
Dimensions : 23.11 x 3.3 x 4.83 cm
Country of Origin : United Kingdom
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