Building an empire state
Much can be learnt from this enjoyable retelling of stories from Maharaja Ranjit Singhâs court
by Avtar Singh
Jun 21, 2019
1 minute
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It was news to me that an American Quaker had served Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the 19th-century Sikh kingdom of Punjab. The merchant of the title story of The Camel Merchant of Philadelphia is Josiah Harlan and it is his story
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