A History of the Reigning Family of Lahore with some Account of the Jummoo Rajahs, the Seik Soldiers and their Sirdars

Based on local manuscripts, information from Sikh Sirdars, European Officers in the Sikh service and based primarily on notes of a certain Captain Gardner of the Sikh Artillery, this book begins with an account of the history of Ranjeet Singh’s family from about AD 1470. It includes details of the ‘Siege of Lahore’ by Sher Singh, the birth of Duleep Singh, Anglo-Sikh relations in the 1840s, etc. This book has sections dedicated to interesting ‘Miscellaneous Notices’ and genealogical accounts of the rulers of Jammu. The appendix is comprehensive with numerous notes.