The Rise & Fall of the Sikh Empire | Dr. Priya Atwal

What this episode covers

This is the full podcast 'The Rise & Fall of the Sikh Empire' with Dr. Priya Atwal.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★⁠⁠ You can find the full video podcast on my YouTube channel and you can see a full time stamped breakdown of the conversation below. 00:00 - Teaser 01:14 - Introduction 03:07 - What is the Punjabi/Sikh relationship with political ideologies such as monarchy, republicanism and democracy? 11:38 - How would you define the socio-political system of the Misl period? 16:43 - You challenge the assumption that Punjabi Queens are un-martial, could you tell us more about this? 31:20 - Relics of Muhammad in the treasury of Maharaja Runjeet Singh? 33:05 - How else is the martial imagery deployed and developed? 44:10 - Would it be fair to say some of the misunderstandings around topics like women is due to a male dominated perspective? 44:28 - What is the socio-economic and cultural landscape like during  Ranjit Singh's reign & does he do anything that drastically changes  things? 46:09 - How big is Punjab during Runjeet Singh's reign? 52:01 - How would you define the way Ranjit Singh engages with the  British EIC, as well as the larger political landscape externally and  internally?   58:10 - How does the Sarvaisddhantattvacudamani (The Crest-Jewel of the  Essence of all Systems of Astronomy) play such a central role in  redefining the Kharak Singh, Sher Singh, Tara Singh and Duleep Singh? 01:14:28 - Previous episode 01:15:27 - In a nutshell, why did the Sukerchakia dynasty fall apart?

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