Empire of the Sikhs
Subtitle: the life and times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
By: Patwant Singh and Jyoti M. Rai.
Contributors: Rai, Jyoti M.
Publisher: Peter Owen; Distributed in the USA by Dufour Editions; Brand: Peter Owen Ltd; Peter Owen Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; Chester Springs, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780720613230
Subjects: Ranjit Singh, -- Maharaja of the Punjab, -- 1780-1839; Sikhs -- Kings and rulers -- Biography; Punjab (India) -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: "The authors of this first full-length biography of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in English make use of a variety of eye-witness accounts, from reports by Maratha spies at the Lahore Durbar to British parliamentary papers and travel accounts. The story ends with the controversial Anglo-Sikh Wars following Ranjit's death, which saw the fall of his empire in the hands of successors whose internecine conflict was exploited by the British."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-297) and index.