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Title: | Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his non sikh subjects |
Researcher: | Gurpreet Kaur |
Guide(s): | Sachdeva, Veena |
Keywords: | Arts and Humanities,Arts and Recreation,History Civil Ranks Dharmath Grant Mahraja Ranjit Singh Military Ranks Non Sikhs |
University: | Panjab University |
Completed Date: | 2019 |
Abstract: | While tracing the contribution of non-Sikhs in Ranjit Singh s empire building process, the present study attempts to assess the role of non- Sikh in civil and military administration of Ranjit Singh and also took notice of the religious charities and the quantum of these charities given by Ranjit Singh to non-Sikh individuals and institutions. The aim of this work is deep analysis of the associations between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his non-Sikh subjects. The present study traces the origin and growth of Ranjit Singh s empire in connection with non-Sikhs, who were associated with different aspects of administrations. The discussion has also made on the non-Sikh chiefs, who were cotemporary of Ranjit Singh and cover major area of Punjab.The process and strategy followed by Ranjit Singh for the subjugation of non-Sikh chiefs, treatment given to them after their submission has been deeply discussed in this work.The study focuses its attention on contribution of non- Sikhs, both in civil and military administration of Ranjit Singh.The non- Sikhs, who employed in higher or lower level of civil administration, have been carefully assessed in this work. Apart from civil management, emphasized also put on the contribution of non-Sikhs in the military administration of Ranjit Singh because, the non-Sikh officials in military organization belonged to diverse communities such as Brahmin, Khattris, Punjabi Muslims, Hindustani Hindu and Muslims known as poorbias, Gurkhas, Afghans of frontier areas and#64830;Trans-Indus districtsand#64831; and Europeans of different nationalities. The military growth of Ranjit Singh s state with the participation of non-Sikh officials has been divided into five phases till the death of Ranjit Singh.The comparison had been made between the Sikh and non-Sikh in different units of civil and military administration of Ranjit Singh. |
Pagination: | ii, 248p |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10603/274220 |
Appears in Departments: | Department of History |
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01_title.pdf | Attached File | 4.07 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
02_certificate.pdf | 890.82 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | |
03_content.pdf | 81.92 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | |
04_preface.pdf | 194.69 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | |
05 _chapter1.pdf | 494.26 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | |
06_chapter-2.pdf | 1.38 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | |
07_chapter-3.pdf | 984.83 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | |
08_chapter 4.pdf | 915.22 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | |
09_ chapter 5.pdf | 1.39 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | |
10_ conclusion.pdf | 197.77 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | |
11_glossary.pdf | 151.16 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | |
12_ appendix.pdf | 436.23 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | |
13_ bibliography.pdf | 313 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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