->Kqvps No edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_date = {{birth year|1780}} | | birth_date = {{birth year|1780}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[ | | birth_place = Wadala Viram, [[Amritsar]], [[Bhangi Misl]] <br> {{small|(present-day [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]])}} | ||
| death_date = {{ | | death_date = {{death year and age|1862|1780}} | ||
| death_place = [[Amritsar]], [[British Punjab|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]] | | death_place = [[Amritsar]], [[British Punjab|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]] <br> {{small|(present-day Punjab, India)}} | ||
| occupation = [[Poet]] | | occupation = [[Poet]] | ||
| movement = [[First Anglo-Sikh War]] | | movement = [[First Anglo-Sikh War]] | ||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
| notableworks = [[Jangnama]] (Book of War) about the [[First Anglo-Sikh War]] | | notableworks = [[Jangnama]] (Book of War) about the [[First Anglo-Sikh War]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Shah Mohammad''' ({{ | '''Shah Mohammad''' ({{langx|pa|{{nq|شاہ محمّد}}}} {{small| ([[Shahmukhi]])}}; {{lang|pa|ਸ਼ਾਹ ਮੁਹੰਮਦ}} {{small|([[Gurmukhi]])}}; 1780–1862), was a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] poet who lived during the reign of [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] (1801 &ndash; 1839) and is best known for his book ''[[Jangnama]]'' (Book of War) written around 1846, which depicts the [[First Anglo-Sikh War]] (1845 &ndash; 1846) that took place after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1839.<ref name=APNA>{{cite web|url=http://apnaorg.com/prose-content/english-articles/page-21/article-1/index.html |author=Varinder Walia|website=Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website|date=8 December 2005|title=Retracing the glory of Shah Mohammad|access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref><ref name=goodreads>[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17260697-jangnama-singhan-te-firangian Jangnama Singhan Te Firangian (book by Shah Mohammad) on goodreads.com website] Retrieved 23 October 2020</ref> | ||
It is widely believed by historians that Shah Mohammad had gathered his book material from many eye-witness accounts of his relatives employed in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army | It is widely believed by historians that Shah Mohammad had gathered his book material from many eye-witness accounts of his relatives employed in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army which is how he could piece together a complete picture of the battle between the Punjabis and the British. Therefore, Shah Mohammad's book explains reasons for the fall of Sikh rule in the Punjab.<ref name=goodreads/> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
| Line 32: | Line 32: | ||
[[Category:1780 births]] | [[Category:1780 births]] | ||
[[Category:1862 deaths]] | [[Category:1862 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:People from the Sikh Empire]] | |||
[[Category:18th-century Indian Muslims]] | [[Category:18th-century Indian Muslims]] | ||
[[Category:18th-century Indian historians]] | [[Category:18th-century Indian historians]] | ||
[[Category:18th-century Indian non-fiction writers]] | [[Category:18th-century Indian non-fiction writers]] | ||
[[Category:18th-century Indian poets]] | [[Category:18th-century Indian poets]] | ||
[[Category:19th-century Indian Muslims]] | [[Category:19th-century Indian Muslims]] | ||
[[Category:19th-century Indian historians]] | [[Category:19th-century Indian historians]] | ||
[[Category:19th-century Indian non-fiction writers]] | [[Category:19th-century Indian non-fiction writers]] | ||
[[Category:19th-century Indian poets]] | [[Category:19th-century Indian poets]] | ||
{{india-history-stub}} | {{india-history-stub}} | ||
Revision as of 23:59, 11 February 2026
Shah Mohammad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 1780 Wadala Viram, Amritsar, Bhangi Misl <br> (present-day Punjab, India) |
| Died | 1862 (aged 81–82) Amritsar, Punjab, British India <br> (present-day Punjab, India) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Literary movement | First Anglo-Sikh War |
| Notable works | Jangnama (Book of War) about the First Anglo-Sikh War |
Shah Mohammad (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. (Shahmukhi); ਸ਼ਾਹ ਮੁਹੰਮਦ (Gurmukhi); 1780–1862), was a Punjabi poet who lived during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1801 – 1839) and is best known for his book Jangnama (Book of War) written around 1846, which depicts the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845 – 1846) that took place after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1839.<ref name=APNA>Varinder Walia (8 December 2005). "Retracing the glory of Shah Mohammad". Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website. Retrieved 23 October 2020.</ref><ref name=goodreads>Jangnama Singhan Te Firangian (book by Shah Mohammad) on goodreads.com website Retrieved 23 October 2020</ref>
It is widely believed by historians that Shah Mohammad had gathered his book material from many eye-witness accounts of his relatives employed in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army which is how he could piece together a complete picture of the battle between the Punjabis and the British. Therefore, Shah Mohammad's book explains reasons for the fall of Sikh rule in the Punjab.<ref name=goodreads/>
References
External links
- Singh, Khushwant, "A history of the Sikhs Volume II"
  | This Indian history-related article is a stub. You can help Bharatpedia by expanding it. |