Empire of the Sikhs : the life and times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh /

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Author / Creator:Singh, Patwant, 1925-2009
Imprint:London : Peter Owen ; Chester Springs, PA : Distributed in the USA by Dufour Editions, 2008.
Description:311 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 22 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7734473
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Other authors / contributors:Rai, Jyoti M.
ISBN:9780720613230 (pbk.)
072061323X (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-297) and index.
Summary:"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."--BOOK JACKET.
Other form:Online version: Singh, Patwant, 1925-2009. Empire of the Sikhs. London : Peter Owen ; Chester Springs, PA : Distributed in the USA by Dufour Editions, 2008

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