Shah Mohammad
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Born | 1780 (1780) Wadala Viram, Amritsar, Sikh Empire (present-day Punjab, India) |
Died | 1862 (aged 81–82) Amritsar, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, India) |
Occupation | Poet |
Literary movement | First Anglo-Sikh War |
Notable works | Jangnama (Book of War) about the First Anglo-Sikh War |
Shah Mohammad (Punjabi: شاہ محمّد (Shahmukhi); ਸ਼ਾਹ ਮੁਹੰਮਦ (Gurmukhi); 1780–1862), was a Punjabi poet who lived during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780 – 1839) and is best known for his book Jangnama (Book of War) written around 1846, which depicts the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845 – 1846) that took place after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1839.[1][2]
It is widely believed by historians that Shah Mohammad had gathered his book material from many eye-witness accounts of his relatives employed in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army. That's how he could piece together a complete picture of the battle between the Punjabis and the British. Therefore, Shah Mohammad's book explains reasons for the fall of Sikh rule in the Punjab.[2]
References
- ^ Varinder Walia (8 December 2005). "Retracing the glory of Shah Mohammad". Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ a b Jangnama Singhan Te Firangian (book by Shah Mohammad) on goodreads.com website Retrieved 23 October 2020
External links
- Singh, Khushwant, "A history of the Sikhs Volume II"
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- Ranjit Singh
- Kharak Singh
- Nau Nihal Singh
- Chand Kaur
- Sher Singh
- Jind Kaur
- Duleep Singh
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Mughal-Sikh Wars |
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Afghan–Sikh wars |
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First Anglo-Sikh War | |
Second Anglo-Sikh War |
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Others | Nepal–Sikh War, Sino-Sikh war, Katoch–Sikh War, Hill States–Sikh Wars, Panchayati Revolution, List of battles involving the Sikh Empire |
- Treaty of Amritsar (1809)
- Treaty of Lahore (1846)
- Treaty of Amritsar (1846)
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