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The Sodhi kings in the Kaliyuga: The genealogy of the Sikh Gurus in the Bachitar Natak

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  • Hardip Singh Syan

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In the late seventeenth century Mughal India, Guru Gobind Singh and his Sikh army became politically and militarily opposed to the policies of Emperor Aurangzeb in the Punjab country. The Sikhs were not unique in this regard as across Aurangzeb’s Empire credible insurgencies began undermining Mughal authority. While an earlier historiography of this era reasoned that such revolts were caused by Aurangzeb’s abandonment of secularism for Islamic fundamentalism, contemporary research has provided a more nuanced analysis by exploring the history and ideas of the rebels. In this article, I explore how the Sikh community engaged in a dialogue on Kshatriyahood which was both specific to the Punjab country and similar to dialogues found across Mughal India. In addition, my article explores the social history of caste in medieval and early modern Punjab and the contested identities of Kshatriyahood and Brahminhood.

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  • Hardip Singh Syan, 2017. "The Sodhi kings in the Kaliyuga: The genealogy of the Sikh Gurus in the Bachitar Natak," The Indian Economic & Social History Review, , vol. 54(4), pages 477-504, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indeco:v:54:y:2017:i:4:p:477-504
    DOI: 10.1177/0019464617729032
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