THE ANNEXATION OF THE PUNJAUB

Originally published in 1868 and then in 1882, Major Evans Bell’s The Annexation of the Punjaub and the Maharajah Duleep Singh is a forgotten tract that gives the perspective of a non-Sikh who was in the East India Company’s service. Bell puts forth the truth behind the annexation of the Sikh empire, directly challenging the official narrative. He states, “[h]istorical truth differs very widely from this myth of official origin.”