Campaigns, grants, encounters and succession
Power, patronage and the Lahore court
Read five histories through the different records used to study provincial government, patronage and authority at court.
5 entries · 10 min reading, calculated from article text
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Your reading goal
Identify the date, creator and scope of each account, then separate military action, an allocation, a mediated visit and an interpretation of political authority.
- 01History · 2 min read
Kashmir conquest of 1819 and Punjab rule
Read the 1819 Kashmir campaign alongside an early 1820s travel journal, distinguishing military logistics, provincial offices and reported fiscal practices.
- 02History · 2 min read
The Battle of Jamrud
Read the 1837 Battle of Jamrud through accounts of a fort, a commander’s death and military withdrawal, keeping their different claims and limits visible.
- 03History · 2 min read
Religious patronage under Ranjit Singh
Examine named grants under Ranjit Singh, an interpretation of their recipients and Kashi’s account of gilding, keeping patronage and later ownership distinct.
- 04History · 2 min read
Women and authority in the Lahore court
Compare a court visit in 1838 with Chand Kaur’s regency claim in 1840–41, reading mediated encounters and political coalitions as different kinds of evidence.
- 05History · 2 min read
The succession crisis after Ranjit Singh
Follow succession after Ranjit Singh through investiture, interim orders and the relationship between ruler, minister and army, with interpretations attributed.
A question to carry with you
Choose one claim from your reading. Identify its source and locator. What does that source directly establish, and what would need a second source?