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The two volumes not only record biographies of the reigning families but also give a connected account of the political relations of the British Government with the Independent States of the Punjab from the com?mencement of the nineteenth century. The study is highly detailed and comprehensive. The work is based on the enormous mass of materials in the shape of official correspondence and political records of the Government, and of the Agencies of Delhi, Ambala, and Ludhiana from the commencement of the nineteenth century. The two volumes would be found highly useful and interesting by the scholars and researchers of history of Punjab. It will also be found interesting by the common man interested in history of Punjab. About The Author The author, Lepel Griffin, was Under-secretary to Government of Punjab. He is a known authority on the history of Punjab.