"Sicques, tigers, or thieves" : eyewitness accounts of the Sikhs, 1606-1809 / edited by Amandeep Singh Madra and Parmjit Singh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Madra, Amandeep Singh.

Singh, Parmjit.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sikhs--History.

Sikhs.

History.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 397 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Eyewitness accounts of the Sikhs, 1606-1809

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillian, 2004.

Summary:

In 1812, Sir John Malcom, a Lieutenant General in the British Army wrote "A Sketch of the Sikhs," commonly believed to be the first account of the Sikhs written by a non-Sikh. In truth, soldiers, travelers, diplomats, missionaries, and scholars had provided accounts for many years before that. Drawing on this difficult-to-access material, the editors of this volume have compiled a unique source that offers a fascinating insight into the early developments in Sikh history. From the first ever written accounts of the Sikhs by Persian chroniclers of the Moghul Emperor to the travel diary of an Englishwoman, this volume contains material invaluable to those studying the evolution of the Sikh religion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [365]-371) and index.

ISBN:

1403962014

1403962022

OCLC:

52594779

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