Publication |
New Delhi, Foundation Books, 1994.
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Description |
xxvi, 278pBlack and Yellow Spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Chronicles the history of the Sikhs, from its beginnings in the time of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, to the present day. It 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.
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Contents |
# 1. The Turko-Afghan rule
# 2. Foundation of the Sikh Panth
# 3. Evolution of the Sikh Panth (1539-1606)
# 4. Transformation of the Sikh Panth (1606-1708)
# 5. Rise to political power (1708-1799)
# 6. The Sikh empire (1799-1848)
# 7. Recession and resurgence (1849-1919)
# 8. In the struggle for freedom (1920-1947)
# 9. Towards the 'Punjab-Province' (1947-1966)
# 10. In the new Punjab state (1966-1984)
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Standard Number |
8175960701 Pb.
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