Shah Mohammad | |
Birth Place: | Wadala Viram, Amritsar, Sikh Empire |
Death Place: | Amritsar, Punjab, British India |
Occupation: | Poet |
Movement: | First Anglo-Sikh War |
Notableworks: | Jangnama (Book of War) about the First Anglo-Sikh War |
Shah Mohammad (Panjabi; Punjabi: {{nq|شاہ محمّد ; Panjabi; Punjabi: ਸ਼ਾਹ ਮੁਹੰਮਦ ; 1780–1862), was a Punjabi 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 (1845 - 1846) that took place after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1839.[1] [2]
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 explains reasons for the fall of Sikh rule in the Punjab.[2]