Condition: New. pp. 172.
Condition: New. pp. 172.
Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9788170021223 N.A.
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: New.
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Condition: New.
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
Hardcover. Condition: New. The Punjab Chiefs is an Extensive insight into the aristocratic and noble Muslim, Hindu and Sikh courtiers that had served the opulent Court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the early 19th century. In this state of the art book, the first portion dealves into the lineage of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's own family which is integral to the book's inception and later focuses on his descendants and powerful courtiers. The Voluptuous work explores the history of these numerous personalities from the landed gentry today, whose ancestors had served proudly the Sikh and British Empires in graphic details which had been completely unknown. Post the Partition of 1947, may elite families migrated to India abandoning their vast ancestral estates and so this volume covers the regions of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttrakhand, New Delhi and Lahore, Pakistan. It brings alive the families of Majithia. Attariwala, Nakai, Jaijee, Mokal, Bhadaur, Kalsia and even Rai Bahadur Narain Singh who had transformed Delhi in the 1930's. The Punjab Chiefs, is a unique fully-coloured book that includes unpublished and unseen pictures that will not only be informative and inspirational, it will attract the general reader not just academically as a reference book, but as a treasure trove for all history enthusiasts wishing to indulge in capturing the lost glory of the Punjab aristocracy in India and Pakistan.
Seller: Biblios, Frankfurt am main, HESSE, Germany
Condition: New.
Published by Coronet House, 2012
Seller: Coronet House, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 124.96
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First Edition. 192pp, Maps, family trees for each European family, over 160 colour plates. This superbly illustrated coffee table book charts the careers and lives of Maharajah Ranjit Singh's 'Firanghis' or 'foreigners' back from the Punjab back to Europe, the author has discovered rare images and used material from the European descendants to complete this amazing volume. new unread sealed copy.