Travels in Kashmir and the Punjab Engelska 2000

Although this is a travel journal printed from notes and diary entries, Baron Hugel includes a good amount of local background and history as he knew it. It is interesting to hear details and perceptions from the mid 19th century, and piece that together with what we know today. Baron Hugel is articulate, observant, and insightful in his view of the Sikhs and Maharaja Ranjit Singh's kingdom. Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Preparations for the journey. 2. The Panjab. 3. Confines of India and Tibet. 4. Arrival at Kashmir. 5. The Guru or Sikh priest. 6. Approach to Atok. 7. Approach to the Sikh capital. 8. Entrance to Lahor. 9. Early history of Ranjit Singh's ancestors. 10. Journey homeward. 11. Brief political and geographical remarks on the kingdom founded by Ranjit Singh, and on the Panjab.