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This volume covers the social, religious, and political background which led to the forming of the Sikh faith in the fifteenth century. Basing his account on original documents in Persian, Gurmukhi, and English, the author traces the growth of Sikhism and tells of the compilation of its sacred scriptures in the Granth Sahib (selections appear in the appendices).Khushwant Singh is the author of 'A History of the Sikhs, Vol. 1: 1469-1839', published 1999 under ISBN 9780195626438 and ISBN 0195626435.
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