amardeep Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 The Sikh Empire Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of the Sikh Empire at the end of the 18th Century under Ranjit Singh, pictured above, who unified most of the Sikh kingdoms following the decline of the Mughal Empire. He became Maharaja of the Punjab at Lahore in 1801, capturing Amritsar the following year. His empire flourished until 1839, after which a decade of unrest ended with the British annexation. At its peak, the Empire covered the Punjab and stretched from the Khyber Pass in the west to the edge of Tibet in the east, up to Kashmir and down to Mithankot on the Indus River. Ranjit Singh is still remembered as "The Lion of the Punjab." With Gurharpal Singh Professor in Inter-Religious Relations and Development at SOAS, University of London Chandrika Kaul Lecturer in Modern History at the University of St Andrews And Susan Stronge Senior Curator in the Asian Department of the Victoria and Albert Museum Producer: Simon Tillotson. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b075t5mn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Radio!! You old school mfs!! lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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amardeep Posted April 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Haha.. Listen to it, it's quite good actually. Radio podcast. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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