Explore the riveting life of Shaikh Imam Ud-Din, governor of Kashmir under Sikh rule, known for his pivotal role in 1840s political strategies and conflicts.
Discover Mian Khima's journey with Maharaja Duleep Singh, from Lahore to Fatehgarh, amidst the 1849 British exile. Explore this historical bond and transition.
Explore the mystical bond between Rai Bular and Guru Nanak. Uncover stories of divine events and devotion in Talvandi Rai Bhoi.
Discover the intriguing life of Sultan Mahmud Khan, a key artillery commander during Maharaja Ranjit Singh's regime, his rise, fall, and legacy.
ADINA BEG KHAN (d. 1758), governor of the Punjab for a few months in AD 1758, was, according to Ahwal-i-Dina Beg Khan, an unpublished Persian manuscript, the son of Channu, of the Arain agriculturalist caste, mostly settled in Doaba region of the Punjab. He was born at the village of Sharakpur, near Lahore, now in Sheikhupura district of Pakistan. Adina Beg was brought up in Mughal homes, for the most part in Jalalabad, Khanpur and Bajvara in the Jalandhar Doab. Starting his career as a soldier, he rose to be collector of revenue of the village of Kang in the Lohian area, near Sultanpur Lodhi.
BABAR, ZAHIR UD-DIN MUHAMMAD (1483-1530), soldier of fortune, founder of the Mughal dynasty in India, diarist and poet, descending in the fifth generation from Timur, was born on 14 February 1483. In June 1494, he succeeded his father, \'Umar Shaikh\', as ruler of Farghana, whose revenues supported no more than a few hundred cavalry. With this force of helmeted, mailclad warriors, Babar began his career of conquest. He joined in the family struggle for power, thrice winning and thrice losing Samarkand, alternately master of a kingdom or a wanderer through the hills.
FARRUKH-SIYAR (1683-1719), Mughal emperor of India from 1713-19, was the second son of`Azim al-Shan, the third son of Bahadur Shah. Born at Aurangabad in the Deccan on 11 September 1683, he in his tenth year accompanied his father to Agra, and in 1697 to Bengal, when that province was added to his charge. In 1707, when `Azim al-Shan was summoned to the court by Aurangzeb, Farrukh-Siyar was nominated his father`s deputy there, which post he held until his recall by `Azim al-Shan in 1711. When Bahadur Shah died at Lahore on 27 February 1712, Farrukh-Siyar was at Patna, having tarried there since the previous rainy season. Following the defeat and death of his father in the contest at Lahore, Farrukh-Siyar proclaimed himself king at Patna on 6 March 1712.
Discover Jahandad Khan's journey from governor of Attock to a key ally of Maharaja Ranjit Singh amid the power shifts in 19th century Afghanistan.
Explore the spiritual exchange between Guru Nanak and Miari Mittha in Kotia Miari Mittha. Discover the path to divine light and presence in God's court.
Discover the captivating tale of Qazi Rukan Din of the Janam Sakhis meeting Guru Nanak in Mecca & the miraculous revelation of divine presence.
