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100 1 $aSingh, Patwant,$d1925-2009.
245 10 $aEmpire of the Sikhs :$bthe life and times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh /$cbPatwant Singh and Jyoti M. Rai.
260 $aLondon :$bPeter Owen ;$aChester Springs, PA :$bDistributed in the USA by Dufour Editions,$c2008.
300 $a311 p., [24] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.), maps ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 287-297) and index.
505 0 $aThe legacy that made the Sikhs proud -- Drumbeat of a school drop-out -- Emergence of the Sikh kingdom -- Campaigns, conquests and consolidation -- The unabashed sensualist -- Patron of the arts and minter extraordinary -- Flouting the republican tradition -- The decadent and deceitful -- Twilight of an empire.
520 1 $a"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.
600 00 $aRanjit Singh,$cMaharaja of the Punjab,$d1780-1839.
651 0 $aPunjab (India)$xKings and rulers$vBiography.
650 0 $aSikhs$xKings and rulers$vBiography.
700 1 $aRai, Jyoti M.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aSingh, Patwant, 1925-2009.$tEmpire of the Sikhs.$dLondon : Peter Owen ; Chester Springs, PA : Distributed in the USA by Dufour Editions, 2008$w(OCoLC)647486512
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