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Part of the research and publication programme of the Indian History Congress to commemorate the tercentenary of the
Khalsa, this volume presents translations of all major Persian sources of Sikh history up to 1765, when Sikh power was established over the Punjab. These sources offer details
that are not otherwise available, and richly supplement the information preserved in the Punjabi (Gurmukhi) traditions. Yet,
until now, most of the Persian texts trans-lated here have not been available in English. The translations are freshly made,
with much care exercised to preserve accuracy and provide adequate annotation. Professor J.S. Grewal has contributed an
introduction critically assessing the value of these texts for reconstructing Sikh history. Professor Irfan Habib has organized the work of translation, having himself rendered a number of the texts into English for this volume. J.S. Grewal, formerly Professor of History and Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and Director, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, is an eminent historian of the Sikhs, and of medi-eval
and modern Indian history in general. His works include Guru Nanak in History (1969) and Sikhs of the Punjab (1990). Irfan Habib, formerly Professor of History at the Aligarh Muslim University, is a well-known historian and author of The Agrarian
System of Mughal India 1556–1707 (1963; second rev. edn 1999), An Atlas of the Mughal Empire (1982), Essays in Indian History: Towards a Marxist Perception (1995). 2001 Paperback x + 228 pages 8.5 x 5.5 inches ISBN: 81-85229-17-1
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