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The Jammu fox : a biography of Maharaja Gulab Singh of Kashmir, 1792-1857 🔍
Bawa Satinder Singh Ph.d. Southern Illinois University Press ; Feffer and Simons, Carbondale, Edwardsville, ©1974
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This comprehensive biography depicts in depth the complex and controversial man who played a significant role in the history of northwestern India during the nineteenth century.
Described by his European contempora­ries as "the Talleyrand of the East” and the "Ulysses of the hills,” Maharaja Gulab Singh was perhaps the most dexterous and successful Indian diplomat of the nineteenth century. At a time when other Indian states were falling to the British, Gulab Singh founded the kingdom of Kashmir, which survived under his heirs for over a century.
Based largely on primary sources in English, Persian, and Urdu, this new biography provides fresh insights into Gulab Singh’s motives and policies, and brings into focus his role as fiefholder, Raja, and Maharaja, and as a man, soldier, and politician. However, the book is more than a portrait of a man. It sheds light on the entire diplomatic history of north­western India during the period.
This big and important biography is exceptionally well written. The author’s narrative skill provides a fascinating pic­ture of the diplomatic intrigue, sadistic tortures, the licentious activities of the Sikh army, and the economic exploitation of the common people.
Alternative author
Bawa Satinder Singh, 1932-
Alternative author
Bawa Satinder Singh; Bawa
Alternative author
by Bawa Satinder Singh
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Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Press
Alternative edition
United States, United States of America
Alternative edition
Carbondale, Illinois, 1974
Alternative edition
First Edition, PT, 1974
Alternative edition
1, 1974
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[curator]paul.n@archive.org[/curator][date]20110107210741[/date][state]approved[/state]
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Bibliography: p. 239-252.
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Bibliography: p. 239-252
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2023-06-28
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