From The Frontcover Of 'Kashmir Under Maharaja Ranjit Singh' By Charles Baron and Von Hugel

This work is an English version of a part of the travel account of German scholar Mr. Charles Baron, Von Hugel who visited the world famous charming valley of Kashmir during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the lion of the Punjab. This travel account is the most important source material for the history of Kashmir under the Sikh rule. Unfortunately it remained unnoticed by the research scholars as it was not available in English. This transla­tion has been made more meaningful by providing exhaustive and annotated biblio­graphical notes at the end of every chapter. These notes have been borrowed from the works of the contemporary authors to supplement this work.

The Appendixes annexed to this book at the end include some of the important documents dealing with the industrial out­put of Kashmir and the burden of taxation to which the Kashmiri-traders, artists and cultivators were liable during the rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.