The Making of Medieval Panjab: Politics, Society and Culture C. 1000-C. 1500

by Surinder Singh

This book seeks to reconstruct the past of undivided Panjab during five medieval centuries. It opens with a narrative of the efforts of Turkish warlords to achieve control in the face of tribal resistance, internal dissensions and external invasions. It examines the linkages of the ruling class with Zamindars and Sufis, paving the way for canal irrigation and agrarian expansion, thus strengthening the roots of the state in the region. While focusing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032654406
• ISBN13: 9781032654409
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 636 Pages