A long-awaited book on the epoch-making events that led to the creation of the Sikh empire and the role played by its founder, Ranjit Singh who inherited his father's misl (or chiefdom) at a very young age, Ranjit Singh (1780–1839) soon made his presence felt. A school dropout who lost sight in his left eye due to a childhood illness, he was truly at home only in the saddle. His military and political genius united the twelve warring Sikh misls, absorbed numerous Hindu and Muslim territories, threw back the invading Afghans and held up British supremacy from spreading all over the Indian subcontinent for close to half a century.
Author: Patwant Singh & Jyoti M Rai
ISBN: 978-81-89988-26-5
Dimensions: 23.5 X 15.5 X 3.5 cm
Weight: 695 grams
Publisher: Hay House, Inc.
Language: English