The Forgotten Sultan (The Fatherless Boy Who Became King) (English)

<p>Sikhi is the religion of the underdog. And no Sikh in history embodied this more completely than Sultan ul Qaum Jathedar Jassa Singh Alhuwalia.</p><p>Born fatherless into poverty during one of the darkest periods of Sikh history, Jassa Singh rose from feeding horses for the Budha Dal to being selected <em>Panth</em> <em>Patshah</em> by the Sarbat Khalsa. He conquered Lahore, sat on the Mughal throne in Delhi, fought Ahmad Shah Durrani face to face multiple times, and rebuilt the Darbar Sahib.</p><p>This episode draws on Dr. Ganda Singh&#39;s definitive biography and primary Sikh, Afghan and Persian sources to tell the true story of Alhuwalia. Including the untold political intrigue of Jai Singh Kanihyaa&#39;s manipulation of the Misl system, the real story behind the Alhuwalia and Ramgarhia conflict, and what Jassa Singh&#39;s final political vision for Punjab actually was.</p><p>As historian Hari Ram Gupta wrote, in the person of Jassa Singh Alhuwalia, the Guru actually made a sparrow kill hawks.</p><p>This is the Sikh leader they forgot. This is The Sikh Renaissance.</p><p></p>