Under the Sikh rule, Punjabi Muslims became depressed and oppressed majority.
Punjabi Muslims lost both prestige and land during Sikh period. Sikhs reduced the Punjabi Muslim aristocracy to the position of tenant cultivators by force and over-taxed them. Their villages were
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Waris Shah (Punjabi Muslim poet) informs us that in 1767 the nobles of Punjab (which was mostly Muslim) were faring badly under Sikh rule.
Waris Shah (Punjabi Muslim poet) has derided Sikhs in his poetry.
Waris Shah says that in 1766-67 AD, Jats (Sikhs) became the chieftains of Punjab. Under their rule, 'Ashrafia' (noble families) were in ruins while lowly people prospered. Thieves became Chauhdris (continued)
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The snippet is from the thesis : "The Muslims of the Punjab and their politics, 1936-1947" by Peter Scragg.
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And yet Punjabi nationalists like
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praise Ranjit Singh and consider him a hero. A statue of him was erected in Lahore Fort which thankfully was destroyed by a TLP supporter.
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@Pashz7
All muslims was once a hindu , sikh or jain .
You are muslim now just because your forefather was beaten to convert their religion .
There is nothing wrong be a muslim but always remember your roots .
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Similar case in Bengal. Bengali Muslims were majority but ruled by minority Hindu Jamidars since 1779. This destroyed Muslim gentry and pushed whole population to poverty and constructed Calcutta.
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