The fall of the kingdom of the Punjab
Singh, Khushwant
The fall of the kingdom of the Punjab - India Penguin Books, Viking 2014 - 189 p.
This riveting historical narrative is more full of drama than any fiction. With the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the great Punjab empire he had built was riven by intrigues, betrayals, assassinations and wars until the British finally annexed it, seizing the Kohinoor diamond and sending the young Maharaja Duleep Singh into exile in Britain. Khushwant Singh brings this turbulent period to vivid life in this page-turning account of the collapse of a once-mighty kingdom. (http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/en/content/fall-kingdom-punjab)
9780670087709
Punjab (India) - History
823 / sin
The fall of the kingdom of the Punjab - India Penguin Books, Viking 2014 - 189 p.
This riveting historical narrative is more full of drama than any fiction. With the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the great Punjab empire he had built was riven by intrigues, betrayals, assassinations and wars until the British finally annexed it, seizing the Kohinoor diamond and sending the young Maharaja Duleep Singh into exile in Britain. Khushwant Singh brings this turbulent period to vivid life in this page-turning account of the collapse of a once-mighty kingdom. (http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/en/content/fall-kingdom-punjab)
9780670087709
Punjab (India) - History
823 / sin