History of Jammu and Kashmir: The Making of the State
Kapur, M.L.
List Price : US$ 43.28 Our Price : US$ 34.62
You Save 20% + FREE DELIVERY WORLDWIDE
PRODUCT DETAILS
Book ID : 30004
ISBN-10 : 81-8339-019-6 / 8183390196
ISBN-13 : 978-81-8339-019-4 / 9788183390194
Place
of Publication :
Srinagar
Year
of Publication :
2005
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
342p., App., Bib., 23 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- Preface; 1. The setting; 2. Conquest of Jammu and Kashmir by Ranjit Singh; 3. Jammu Raj to Gulab Singh; 4. Expansion of the Jammu Raj; 5. Succession Troubles in the Punjab and Gulab Singh; 6. Gulab Singh and the Anglo-Afghan War; 7. Panjab politics and Schism in the Jammu Family; 8. Panjab politics and schism in the Jammu Family (Continued); 9. Jammu Raj in Jeopardy; 10. Gulab Singh's overtures to the British; 11. The Making of the State; 12. The Making of the State (Continued); Conclusion;
DESCRIPTION
At present there is no detailed and fully documented history of the modern state of Jammu and Kashmir. The author proposes to fill up this gap by bringing out a series of volumes chroniclining the history from 1846 A.D., when the state was founded, to 1948 A.D. The first volume is in the hands of the readers. It deals with the circumstances leading to the establishment of the state. The picture of the early history of the state as it has emerged after using the material obtained from the two repositories as well as other sources, both published and unpublished, is much different from what has already been known. It is necessary to point out here that as the period covered by the present work was marked by revolutionary political changes, many rumours owing to apprehensions and other reasons were spread in the country. The author has taken notice of them only if they affected the course of history. He has also taken liberty to change the spellings of the names of persons and places appearing in the old records to the form used now.
