Emperor of the Five Rivers: The Life and Times of Maharajah Ranjit Singh

ISBN-13: 9781350337138 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 256 str.

Mohamed Sheikh

Spis treści

Introduction PART I: THE RISE TO POWER Chapter 1 The Punjab and Sikhism Chapter 2 The Misls Chapter 3 Ranjit's Childhood Chapter 4 Ruling as a Teenager Chapter 5 Consolidation in Lahore Chapter 6 Reaching out beyond Lahore Chapter 7 Ranjit’s Early Civil and Military Infrastructure Chapter 8 More on Ranjit and His Close Family Chapter 9 Enter the British Chapter 10 Almost War, then a Treaty Chapter 11 First Conquests in the Second Decade Chapter 12 Setback and Victory in Kashmir Chapter 13 Events at the Court PART II: HIGH-POINT Chapter 14 At the Midpoint (i): the Civil State Chapter 15 At the Midpoint (ii): Trade, Industry and the Army Chapter 16 Ranjit’s Secularism Chapter 17 Tales of the Hero Chapter 18 The Third Decade Opens with a Bang Chapter 19 Syed Ahmed, a Fanatical Interloper Chapter 20 Anti-climax after a Grand Summit of Equals Chapter 21 The Nobles Chapter 22 Steadfast against British Provocation Chapter 23 Caught up in the Great Game Chapter 24 Fateful Conclusion with the British Chapter 25 The End of a Great Life PART III: COLLAPSE AND SURVIVAL Chapter 26 Vicious Aftermath Chapter 27 Bloody Finale Chapter 28 Conclusion Postscript Maharaja Dalip Singh Appendices: Themes highlighting the life and times of Ranjit Singh Appendix 1 Education under Ranjit Singh Appendix 2 The Darbar Appendix 3 The variety and tolerance of Punjabi religions Appendix 4 Urban developments. Appendix 5 The Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama Appendix 6 Ranjit Singh’s own words