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Sohan Lal Suri
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Sohan Lal Suri

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Chronicling the Sikh Empire in Umdat-ut-Tawarikh.

Umdat-ut-Tawarikh · Family genealogy

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Birthplace
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Died
1852

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Sohan Lal Suri

Sohan Lal Suri was a Punjabi court chronicler whose writings record the Sikh Empire and its political world.

Early life

Chronicling family

His father Ganpat Rai served successive Sukerchakia and Sikh rulers.

Career

  1. 1811

    Court position

    Succeeded his father as chronicler.

  2. 1812 onward

    Lahore history

    Recorded events through Ranjit Singh’s reign and the Anglo-Sikh conflict.

Selected work

Umdat-ut-Tawarikh

Combined inherited notes, observation and earlier histories.

Family genealogy

Recorded his own family’s lineage.

Beyond work

Languages

Was learned in Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical data and references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Artistic portrait; Published under the orders of Mul Chand and Har Bhagwan Das, scribed by Narani (Nurayni) Das of Salkut, Albert Press, Lahore, 1886. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.