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Guru Gobind Singh: Master of the White Hawk by J. S. Grewal

The unifying theme in the life of Guru Gobind Singh was confrontation with the Mughals, which culminated in a struggle for political power. This fact is brought into sharp focus when we consider the Guru’s life and legacy simultaneously in the contexts of the Mughal Empire, its feudatory states in the hills, and the Sikh movement. The creation of the Khalsa in 1699 as a political community with the aspiration to rule made conciliation or compromise with the Mughal state almost impossible. Their long struggle ended eventually in the declaration of Khalsa Raj in 1765. Using contemporary and near contemporary sources in Gurmukhi, Persian, and English, J.S. Grewal presents a comprehensive study of this era of Sikh history. The volume elaborates on the life and legacy of Guru Gobind Singh and explores the ideological background of the institution of the Khalsa and its larger political context. Grewal, however, emphasizes that the legacy of the Khalsa was also social and cultural. This authoritative volume on the tenth Guru is a significant addition to the field of Sikh studies. Contents:- Introductory- The Pre-Khalsa Decades- Institution of the Khalsa- Direct Confrontation with the State

Guru Gobind Singh: Master of the White Hawk by J. S. Grewal

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  • Format: Hardback

    Publisher: Oxford University Press

    Publication Date: 2019

  • I Introductory

    • New Perspectives and Sources

    • The Mughal State and the Sikh Panth

    II The Pre-Khalsa Decades

    • From Birth to Manhood (1666-85)

    • In Battles and Politics (1685-98)

    III Institution of the Khalsa

    Literary Articulation (1685-98)

    • Socio-Political Import of Courtly Literature

    • The Baisakhi of 1699

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