Shah Mohammad ( ; ; 1780–1862), was a Punjabi poet who lived during the reign of

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, in the northwest Indian subcontinent, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839. Born to Maha Singh, the leader of the Sukerchakia Misl ...

(1780 – 1839) and is best known for his book '' Jangnama'' (Book of War) written around 1846, which depicts the

First Anglo-Sikh War The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company in 1845 and 1846 around the Firozpur district of Punjab. It resulted in the defeat and partial subjugation of the Sikh empire and cession of Jammu ...

(1845 – 1846) that took place after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1839.Jangnama Singhan Te Firangian (book by Shah Mohammad) on goodreads.com website
Retrieved 23 October 2020 It is widely believed by historians that Shah Mohammad had gathered his book material from many eye-witness accounts of his relatives employed in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army. That's how he could piece together a complete picture of the battle between the Punjabis and the British. Therefore, Shah Mohammad's book explains reasons for the fall of Sikh rule in the Punjab.

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* Singh, Khushwant, "A history of the Sikhs Volume II" Punjabi-language poets 1780 births 1862 deaths People from the Sikh Empire 18th-century Indian Muslims 18th-century Indian historians 18th-century Indian non-fiction writers 18th-century Indian poets 19th-century Indian Muslims 19th-century Indian historians 19th-century Indian non-fiction writers 19th-century Indian poets {{india-history-stub