Umdat-ut-Tawarikh

The is a primary historical chronicle of the Sikh Empire, written by Lala Sohan Lal Suri , the official diarist of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is divided into five volumes (daftars) covering the period from 1469 to the British annexation of Punjab in 1849. PDF Access and Downloads

Umdat-ut-Tawarikh

The is a monumental five-volume chronicle written in Persian that serves as the definitive primary source for the history of the Sikh Empire . Authored by Sohan Lal Suri , the official diarist (Vakil) at the Lahore Darbar, this work provides a meticulous day-to-day record of the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his successors until the British annexation of Punjab in 1849.

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