The Road to Empire: The Political Education of Khalsa Sikhs in the Late 1600s

by Satnam Singh

From the late seventeenth century to the late eighteenth century, the Sikh community transformed from a relatively insignificant religious minority to an elevated position of kingship and empire. Under the leadership of Guru Gobind Singh (1661-1708), Sikh elites and peasants began to align themselves with discourses of power and authority, and within a few decades Khalsa Sikh warriors conquered some of the wealthiest provinces of the Mughal and Afghan...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520399374
• ISBN13: 9780520399372
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.1"