A history of the Sikhs
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A history of the Sikhs
（Oxford India paperbacks）
Oxford University Press, 1999
Repr. [ed.] with corrections
- v. 1
- v. 2
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First ed. published by Princeton University Press, 1963
Contents. v. 1. 1469-1839 -- v. 2. 1839-1988
Description and Table of Contents
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v. 1 ISBN 9780195626438
Description
Part of a two-volume work which covers the history of the Sikh faith, this book describes the social, religious and political background which led to the forming of the faith in the 15th 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 sacred scriptures in the Granth Sahib. The transformation of the Sikhs from a pacifist sect to a militant group called the Khalsas, led by Guru Gobind Singh, is portrayed in detail, as is the persecution of the Sikhs by Mughals and Afghans, until the consolidation of Sikh power under Maharahah Ranjit Singh.
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v. 2 ISBN 9780195626445
Description
In this new edition of his second volume, which deals with Sikhism since 1839, Khushwant Singh examines the recent troubled and momentous events of recent Sikh history, including 'Operation Bluestar', when the Indian army was ordered into the Golden Temple. Numerous additional appendices supplement the documentary information available on Sikhism and related matters, covering the period from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s.
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