Road to Empire

Satnam Singh is a senior consultant to Danish authorities and has worked professionally for more than a decade to prevent political extremism and honor-related violence against women.

• ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Significant Events Introduction: Power, Literature, and Political Ideas PART I. INTELLECTUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS1. Sikh Tradition and Rajniti 2. The Anandpur Library 3. Oceans of Knowledge 4. Institutional Context of the Dasam Granth Sahib PART II. POLITICIZATION OF THE SIKH CHARACTER 5. Teaching Statesmanship through Fables and Erotic Stories 6. Balancing Lofty Ideals and Pragmatism 7. The Guru’s Political Objectives PART III. POLITICAL SOVEREIGNTY OF THE KHALSA 8. Combining Rajniti and Rahit 9. From Translators to Political Thinkers PART IV. ROAD TO KINGSHIP AND EMPIRE10. The Sikh Raj of Anandpur (ca. 1684–1704) 11. The Khalsa’s Raj around Mukhlispur (ca. 1710–1716) 12. Punjab under the Rule of Khalsa Rajas (1765–1799) Conclusion: The Political Education of Khalsa Sikhs Appendix: Literature in the Anandpur Library Notes Glossary ReferencesIndex