# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-davey-cunningham
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:03:24.852Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-davey-cunningham"
name: "Joseph Davey Cunningham"
slug: "joseph-davey-cunningham"
description: "Joseph Davey Cunningham was a British colonial soldier and the author of the book History of the Sikhs (1849) and an authority in Punjab historiography. His father was the Scottish poet and author Allan Cunningham and his brother was the archaeologist Sir Alexander Cunningham. His book was the first authentic English-language account of Sikh history. During the Anglo-Sikh wars, he was present at Bhaddowal, Aliwal and Sabhraon."
tagline: "British historian (1812–1851)"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1812-06-09"
deathDate: "1851-02-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "جوزف ڈیوی کننگھم"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump