The best period for Punjab

[the_kaur]

Re: The best period for Punjab

@marwati

Thats a tall claim, Sikh had occupied some fronteir districts of plain areas but ventured into hills let alone reaching Kabul. And their hold over frontier districts was poor and ridden with insurgency. Afghan-Sikh Wars

Sikh period was worst for Punjabi musalman. Mughal period of first six rulers was relatively peaceful and popular among Punjabi muslaman

Its wrong claim to say that Khalsa empire could have reached Kabul. The empire had difficulty in maintaining Peshawar let alone Kabul. In plains French trained Khalsa army was invincible. Ranjeet singh probably knew that Pashtoons can only be kept away from his empire but can never submit to his authority, british learnt in the hard way.

Mughal empire wasn’t very benevolent on Sikhs, Sikh-Mughal had very difficult history and was one the reason of Sikhs helping british to defeat Mughals in Delhi.

Intellectually, British Empire was good for hindu-sikhs, it brought education and revolutionary zeal, scientist like Hargobind Khurana and present Narinder Singh Kapany are result of British education.