This book is a fictional autobiography of an officer in the service of Maharaja Runjeet Singh , the leading Sikh chieftain. This book traces the history of Runjeet Singh reign through the first person account of a European, Colonel Bellasis, who finds himself in the service of the Maharaja. This book is a fictional autobiography of an officer in the service of Maharaja Runjeet Singh (1780-1839), the leading Sikh chieftain. In 1809, Runjeet Singh made a treaty ...