Punjab and the War of Independence 1857-1858 From Collaboration to Resistance

Turab ul Hassan Sargana, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan

Turab ul Hassan Sargana was born in the village of District Toba Tek Singh in the Punjab, Pakistan. He did his early education in Toba Tek Singh and Lahore. He graduated from Govt. College Lahore and completed his MSc and PhD in History from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. In 1993, Punjab Public Service Commission selected him as Lecturer; from 1993 to 2014, he has served in different colleges of Punjab as a Lecturer and Assistant Professor. In 2014, he joined Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan as an Assistant Professor in the Department of History and is still working there. Dr Sargana has presented several research papers in national and international conferences.

Introduction
1. The Punjab in a Historical Perspective
2. Collaboration with the Raj in the Punjab
3. Support for the British in the War in the Punjab: A Causal Analysis
4. Resistance against the Raj in the Punjab
5. Causes of Failure of the War of Independence in the Punjab
Conclusion
Bibliography
Glossary
Appendices
Index