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The Sikhs of the Punjab

Series The New Cambridge History of India, Volume 2.3

Edited by J. S. Grewal

Publication Date 1990

Hardback ISBN-10
0521268842

Hardback ISBN-13
9780521268844

Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 10.1017/CHOL9780521268844

Overview

In a revised edition of his original book, J. S. Grewal brings the history of the Sikhs from its beginnings in the time of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, right up to the present day. Against the background of the history of the Punjab, the volume surveys the changing pattern of human settlements in the region until the fifteenth century and the emergence of the Punjabi language as the basis of regional articulation. Subsequent chapters explore the life and beliefs of Guru Nanak, the development of his ideas by his successors and the growth of his following. The book offers a comprehensive statement on one of the largest and most important communities in India today.

For more details of the
print book, and how to buy it online, please see
The Sikhs of the Punjab in the Cambridge University Press online
catalogue.

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Table of Contents

Frontmatter

Introduction

The Turko-Afghan Rule

Foundation of the Sikh Panth

Evolution of the Sikh Panth (1539–1606)

Transformation of the Sikh Panth (1606–1708)

Rise to political power (1708–1799)

The Sikh empire (1799–1849)

Recession and resurgence (1849–1919)

In the struggle for freedom (1920–1947)

Towards the ‘Punjabi Province’ (1947–1966)

In the new Punjab state (19667–1984)

Epilogue

The successors of Guru Nanak

The descendants of Guru Ram Das

The Mughal rulers of India

Chronology of events from 1708 to 1997

Heads of British administration in the Punjab

Bibliographical essay

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