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The unifying theme in the life of Guru Gobind Singh was confrontation with the Mughals, which culminated in a struggle for political power. This fact is brought into sharp focus when we consider the Guru's life and legacy simultaneously in the contexts of the Mughal Empire, its feudatory states in the hills, and the Sikh movement. The creation of the Khalsa in 1699 as a political community with the aspiration to rule made conciliation or compromise with the Mughal state almost impossible. Their long struggle ended eventually in the declaration of Khalsa Raj in 1765.Using contemporary and near contemporary sources in Gurmukhi, Persian, and English, J.S. Grewal presents a comprehensive study of this era of Sikh history. The volume elaborates on the life and legacy of Guru Gobind Singh and explores the ideological background of the institution of the Khalsa and its larger political context. Grewal, however, emphasizes that the legacy of the Khalsa was also social and cultural. This authoritative volume on the tenth Guru is a significant addition to the field of Sikh studies..

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Author:   Professor J.S. Grewal (Life fellow, Life fellow, Punjabi University, Patiala)
Publisher:   OUP India
Imprint:   OUP India
Dimensions:   Width: 14.50cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 21.90cm
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780199494941

ISBN 10:   0199494940
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   20 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Tables and Figures List of Appendices Preface PART I INTRODUCTORY 1. New Perspectives and Sources 2. The Mughal State and the Sikh Panth PART II THE PRE-KHALSA DECADES 3. From Birth to Manhood (1666-85) 4. In Battles and Politics (1685-98) PART III INSTITUTION OF THE KHALSA 5. Literary Articulation (1685-98) 6. Socio-Political Import of Courtly Literature 7. The Baisakhi of 1699 PART IV DIRECT CONFRONTATION WITH THE STATE 8. Ouster from Anandpur (1699-1704) 9. Negotiations with Aurangzeb (1705-7) 10. Failure of Negotiations with Bahadur Shah (1707-8) 11. The Last Commandment 12. Political, Social, and Cultural Legacies Chronology Glossary Bibliography Index About the Author

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J.S. GREWAL: a former Professor and Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and Director and later Chairman, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, was until recently Professor of Eminence at the Punjabi University, Patiala. The recipient of Ph.D. and D.Lit. from the University of London and several academic and cultural awards, he has written extensively on historiography, medieval India, and the Punjab and Sikh history. His major publications include Guru Nanak in History (1969); Muslim Rule in India: The Assessments of British Historians (1970);The Sikhs of the Punjab (1990); Sikh Ideology: Polity and Social Order (2007); The Sikhs: Ideology, Institutions and Identity (2009); History, Literature, and Identity: Four Centuries of Sikh Tradition (2011); Recent Debates in Sikh Studies: An Assessment (2011); Historical Writings on the Sikhs (1784-2011): Western Enterprise and Indian Response (2012), and Master Tara Singh in Indian History: Colonialism, Nationalism, and Politics of Sikh Identity (2017).

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