Sinha’s work brings together a mass of information on Ranjit Singh as a soldier, a great diplomat and an exemplary statesman. After the collapse of the Mughal Dynasty, Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh rule in Punjab, steered his ambition to expand Sikh power in the face of the Afghans in North West India and the British East India Company. The book gives a detailed account of how Ranjit Singh navigated his relationship with the Afghans on the one hand and his Indian and British neighbours (the East India Company) on the other. The author also meticulously lays out information on the government, institutions and policies under the rule of Ranjit Singh, including an estimate of the Sikh military system. The Sikhs formed one of the most formidable military powers in India.