The ਸੋਚ (Sōch) Podcast The Rise & Fall of the Sikh Empire | Dr. Priya Atwal
This is the full podcast 'The Rise & Fall of the Sikh Empire' with Dr. Priya Atwal.
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You can find the full video podcast on my YouTube channel and you can see a full time stamped breakdown of the conversation below.
00:00 - Teaser
01:14 - Introduction
03:07 - What is the Punjabi/Sikh relationship with political ideologies such as monarchy, republicanism and democracy?
11:38 - How would you define the socio-political system of the Misl period?
16:43 - You challenge the assumption that Punjabi Queens are un-martial, could you tell us more about this?
31:20 - Relics of Muhammad in the treasury of Maharaja Runjeet Singh?
33:05 - How else is the martial imagery deployed and developed?
44:10 - Would it be fair to say some of the misunderstandings around topics like women is due to a male dominated perspective?
44:28 - What is the socio-economic and cultural landscape like during Ranjit Singh's reign & does he do anything that drastically changes things?
46:09 - How big is Punjab during Runjeet Singh's reign?
52:01 - How would you define the way Ranjit Singh engages with the British EIC, as well as the larger political landscape externally and internally?
58:10 - How does the Sarvaisddhantattvacudamani (The Crest-Jewel of the Essence of all Systems of Astronomy) play such a central role in redefining the Kharak Singh, Sher Singh, Tara Singh and Duleep Singh?
01:14:28 - Previous episode
01:15:27 - In a nutshell, why did the Sukerchakia dynasty fall apart?