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Explore Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri, the autobiographical memoirs of Emperor Jahangir, masterfully translated and edited, revealing insights into his reign (1605-1627).

Explore the political history from Aurangzib to Muhammad Shah, with insights into Sikh revolts led by Banda Singh Bahadur. Discover this rare manuscript's saga.

AHWAL-I-DINA BEG KHAN , Persian manuscript of unknown authorship, gives biographical details about Adina Beg Khan, faujdar of Jalandhar. The manuscript forms part of the collection of Persian Manuscripts, Sir H.Elliot\'s Papers, Additional MS. 30780 (ff. 2152-92), Extracts relating to India, vol. VIII. 1 , preserved in British Library, London. Copies of the manuscript are also held by Panjab University Library, Lahore, Sikh Historical Research Department, Khalsa College, Amritsar, and Dr Ganda Singh Collection at Punjabi University, Patiala (25 pages in neat and clear handwriting).

Discover 'Var Amritsar Ki,' an epic eyewitness account of the 1709 Sikh-Mughal battle. Explore the bravery of Sikhs and the historical aftermath.

AJAT SAGAR, by Surjan Das Ajat, is the religious book of the Ajatpanthi sect of the Udasis. Written in AD 1851, the only known manuscript of the work was available in the Sikh Reference Library, Amritsar, until it perished during the Blue Star action in the holy premises in 1984. The author Surjan Das (father: Bagh Singh, mother: Gulab Devi, a disciple of Sant Tahil Das who was in the Bhagat Bhagvanie sect of the Udasis, established his gaddi at Ajneval, in Gujrariwala district, now in Pakistan. Surjan Das preached the ideal of a casteless (a = without; Jat = caste) society and thus came to be called Ajat and his followers Ajatpanthi.

Discover Anjuman I Panjab's impact on education, vernacular literature, and cultural heritage, fostering Punjabi studies at Panjab University since 1865.

Explore 'Bahr Ulmawwaj', a rich tapestry of Muslim and Sikh history, covering Mughals to Durranis, with rare insights into Punjab's past.

GOSHTAN MIHARVAN JI KIAN, by Sodhi Hariji (d. 1696), is a biography of the author`s father, Sodhi Miharban, written in anecdotal style of the janam sdkhis. Biographical details, however, are sparse; the work mainly contains theological discourses of Sodhi Miharban and his interpretations of gurbdm, the sacred utterances of the Gurus. The author describes Miharban as an incarnation of Shukdeva, a mythological Hindu sage, who was reborn (as Miharban) with the sole aim of explaining the gurbdm. The exposition presented is however Hariji`s own and does not always conform to Sikh principles and beliefs.

Discover the poignant story of Guru Gobind Singh's sons in Bhai Dunna Singh's epic poem, once housed in Amritsar's Sikh Reference Library.

Explore the versified biography of Guru Nanak by Sant Das Chhibbar, based on Janam Sakhi Bhai Raidas. Discover the poetic narrative of Sikhism's founder.