The road to empire : the political education of Khalsa Sikhs in the late 1600s /

"In 16th-century Mughal India, warrior groups across the subcontinent rose in rebellion, causing great political disruptions to the existing order. During this period, the Sikh community transformed from a relatively insignificant religious minority to an elevated position of kingship and empir...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Singh, Satnam, 1987- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2024]
Subjects:	Gobind Singh, > Guru, > 1666-1708. Sikhs > India > Punjab > 16th century. Sikhism and education > India > Punjab > 16th century. Sikhism and politics > India > Punjab > 16th century. Khalsa (Sect) > India > Punjab > 16th century. Mughal Empire > History > 16th century. Empire moghol > Histoire > 16e siècle.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : power, political ideas, and literature
Sikh tradition and Rajniti
The Anandpur library : intellectual empowerment of Sikhs through literature of antiquity
Oceans of knowledge : sources and compilations
The institutional context of the Dasam Granth Sahib
Teaching statesmanship through storytelling : fables and erotic stories
Dharam and Niti : balancing between lofty ideals and pragmatism
The Guru's political objectives
Combining Rajniti and Rahit : the Khalsa Shall rule
From translators to political thinkers
The Sikh Raj of Anandpur (c. 1684-1704)
The Khalsa's Raj around Mukhlispur (c. 1710-1716)
Punjab under the rule of Khalsa Rajas (1765-1799)
Conclusion : The political education of Khalsa Sikhs
Appendix : literature in the Anandpur library.