num_pages: 419
description: This volume covers the social, religious, and political background which led to the forming 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 sacredscriptures in the Granth Sahib (selections appear in the appendices).
language: English
title: A History of the Sikhs, Vol. 1: 1469-1839
titlecomplete: A History of the Sikhs, Vol. 1: 1469-1839
genres: Historical, History, Cultural, Religion, Indian Literature, Theology, India, Nonfiction, Pakistan, Politics
ratings_count: 895
series: History of the Sikhs
publisher: Oxford University Press