1st Edition
The Making of Medieval Panjab Politics, Society and Culture c. 1000–c. 1500
By Surinder Singh
Copyright 2020
636 Pages
by
Routledge
636 Pages
by
Routledge
636 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Warfare, Territory and Resistance 3. The Establishment of Sufi Orders 4. New Strategies of State Formation 5. Piety Submits to the State 6. Making and Breaking of Political Structures 7. Islamic Spirituality in Southeast Panjab 8. The World of the Zamindars 9. Conclusion
Biography
Surinder Singh has taught at the Department of History, Panjab University, Chandigarh. His main interest is Medieval India.
