Sikh Empire
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Open Thread – Iran & CJP
Open thread from X.T.M on the war in Iran and the continuing CJP protests in India, asking about Sonam Wangchuk and why the Education Minister has not resigned, with praise…
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Persian & Ranjit Singh
A quoted extract noting that Ranjit Singh promoted Punjabi literacy yet kept Persian as the court language, perhaps for administrative convenience, posted by X.T.M.
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Great Wars: Panipat (1761) – Ferozeshah (1845)
Prompted by another Middle East war, the author reflects on the cost of war in South Asian history, with extracts on Panipat in 1761 and the Sikh army at Ferozeshah,…
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Maharajah Ranjit Singh
Marking Ranjit Singh’s 175th death anniversary, the post sketches the Sikh empire’s reach and its fall to the British, then the Sikh turn to the British Indian Army, the pain…
