Lehal Library

Contents Preface to the Second Edition vii Preface viii Acknowledgments X PART l. THE PUNJAB AND THE BIRTH OF SIKHISM 1. The Sikh Homeland 3 2. Birth of Sikhism 3. Building of the Sikh Church 4. The Call to Arms 5. From the Pacifist Sikh to the Militant Khalsa 16 46 60 73 PART U. THE AGRARIAN UPRISING 6. 7. 8. 9. The Rise and Fall of Banda Bahadur Persecution of the Sikhs and the Reorganization of the Khalsa Army Ahmed Shah Abdali and the Sikhs From the Indus to the Ganges 97 115 i26 162 PART UL PUNJAB MONARCHY AND IMPERIALISM 10. Rise of the Sukerchakia Mist 11. Maharajah of the Punjab 12. Suzerain of Malwa 13. British Annexation of Malwa: Treaty of Lahore, 1809 179 188 202 211