Punjab is known as the Land of Five Rivers. "Panj" in sanskrit means five. "Ab" in persian means water. The Sikh Empire which arose under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was concentrated around the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The Mongol Empire has its origins in central asia and flourished under the leadership of Genghis Khan. The Islamic world of middle east Asia was subject to massive destruction and devastation as a result of the Mongol invasions The foundation of the Mughal Empire was laid with the conquest of Northern India by Babur, the first Mughal emperor. Babur was a descendant of Genghis Khan (Mongol warlord) through his mother. The name Mughal derives from Moghulistan which means "Land of Mongols". Politically and economically, the Mongol invasions were disastrous. Some regions never fully recovered and the Muslim empire, already weakened by internal pressures, never fully regained its previous power. The Mongol invasions, in fact, were a major cause of the subsequent decline that set in throughout the heartland of the Arab East. The Sikh empire fought against the oppressive governance of the Mughal rulers of the Mughal empire and not against the islamic people of muslim origin living in the state of Punjab. The mughal empire arose as part of the extension of the Mongol Empire into southern Asia. In 1849, the Sikh Empire was finally dissolved by British colonial rule after the Anglo-Sikh wars. The sikhs wanted to re-establish their Sikh Empire by removing British colonial rule from Punjab. In an attempt to free the Sikh Empire from British colonial rule, Punjab played a major role in the Indian independence movement. In 1947, British colonial occupation of the Indian subcontinent finally came to an end. But the Sikh Empire was never re-established. Find out more at: travel.esasta/travel/Punjab/Sikh-Empire.aspx
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 06:29:11 +0000
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