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Book Punjab District and State Gazetteers

Download or read book Punjab District and State Gazetteers written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Proceedings

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  • Release : 1901
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 510 pages

Download or read book Proceedings written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Gazetteer of the Rawalpindi District  1893 94

Download or read book Gazetteer of the Rawalpindi District 1893 94 written by and published by Sang-E-Meel Publication. This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Empire of the Sikhs

Download or read book Empire of the Sikhs written by Patwant Singh and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive biography of Ranjit Singh, contemporary of Napoleon and one of the most powerful and charismatic Indian rulers of his ageRanjit Singh has been largely written out of accounts of the subcontinent's past by recent Western historians, yet he had an impact that lasts to this day. He unified the warring chiefdoms of the Punjab into an extraordinary northern Empire of the Sikhs, built up a formidable modern army, kept the British in check to the south of his realm, and closed the Khyber Pass through which plunderers had for centuries poured into India. Unique among empire builders, he was humane and just, gave employment to defeated foes, honored religious faiths other than his own, and included Hindus and Muslims among his ministers. In person he was a colorful character whose his court was renowned for its splendor; he had 20 wives, kept a regiment of "Amazons," and possessed a stable of thousands of horses. The authors make use of a variety of eyewitness accounts from Indian and European sources, from reports of Maratha spies at the Lahore Durbar to British parliamentary papers and travel accounts. The story includes the range of the maharaja's military achievements and ends with an account of the controversial period of the Anglo-Sikh Wars following his death, which saw the fall of his empire while in the hands of his successors.

Book Blood and Water

Download or read book Blood and Water written by David Gilmartin and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book is a history of the political and environmental transformation of the Indus basin as a result of the modern construction of the world's largest, integrated irrigation system. Begun under British colonial rule in the 19th century, this transformation continued after the region was divided between two new states, India and Pakistan, in 1947. Massive irrigation works have turned an arid region into one of dense agricultural population, but its political legacies continue to shape the politics and statecraft of the region"--Provided by publisher.

Book Gazetteer of the Gurdaspur District  1891 92

Download or read book Gazetteer of the Gurdaspur District 1891 92 written by Punjab (India) and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Census of India  1911

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  • Author : India. Census Commissioner
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1912
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 612 pages

Download or read book Census of India 1911 written by India. Census Commissioner and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Gazetteer of the Lahore District  1893 94

Download or read book Gazetteer of the Lahore District 1893 94 written by G. C. Walker and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Gazetteer of the Ferozepore District  1883 84

Download or read book Gazetteer of the Ferozepore District 1883 84 written by and published by Sang-E-Meel Publication. This book was released on 2000 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Gazetteer of the Chenab Colony

Download or read book Gazetteer of the Chenab Colony written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Agricultural Ledger

Download or read book The Agricultural Ledger written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Shias of Pakistan

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  • Author : Andreas Rieck
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2016-01-15
  • ISBN : 0190613483
  • Pages : 566 pages

Download or read book The Shias of Pakistan written by Andreas Rieck and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shias of Pakistan are the world's second largest Shia community after that of Iran, but comprise only 10-15 per cent of Pakistan's population. In recent decades Sunni extremists have increasingly targeted them with hate propaganda and terrorism, yet paradoxically Shias have always been fully integrated into all sections of political, professional and social life without suffering any discrimination. In mainstream politics, the Shia- Sunni divide has never been an issue in Pakistan. Shia politicians in Pakistan have usually downplayed their religious beliefs, but there have always been individuals and groups who emphasised their Shia identity, and who zealously campaigned for equal rights for the Shias wherever and whenever they perceived these to be threatened. Shia 'ulama' have been at the forefront of communal activism in Pakistan since 1949, but Shia laymen also participated in such organisations, as they had in pre-partition India. Based mainly on Urdu sources, Rieck's book examines, first, the history of Pakistan's Shias, including their communal organisations, the growth of the Shia 'ulama' class, of religious schools and rivalry between "orthodox" "ulama" and popular preachers; second, the outcome of lobbying of successive Pakistan governments by Shia organisations; and third, the Shia-Sunni conflict, which is increasingly virulent due to the state's failure to combat Sunni extremism.