Shah Mohammad ( pa, ; ; 1780–1862), was a

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

poet who lived during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (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 in and around the Ferozepur district of Punjab. It resulted in defeat and partial subjugation of the Sikh empire and cession of ...

(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 is considered the most accurate book on the 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 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