[2] Examples of Vilasa literature includes the Rājvilāsa related to Raja Raj Singh of Mewar (r. 1652–1680) which was written in the late 17th century.

[2] William Hewat McLeod states the genesis of the genre lies in the Bachittar Natak of the Dasam Granth.

[3] It was the first text of the Gurbilas genre and it narrates the life of Guru Gobind Singh and the establishment of the Khalsa order.

[1] However, the Gurbilases differ from the Janamsakhis as they stressed upon the destiny of the gurus to fight against evil and their courage in this battle, with the enemy being the Mughal Empire.

[1] The Gurbilases were succeeded by more historical Sikh works, such as Rattan Singh Bhangu's Prachin Panth Prakash (1841) and Sohan Lal Suri's Umdat-ut-Twarikh (barring its first-part which is based on traditional accounts).

[1] However, the Suraj Prakash (1841) by Kavi Santokh Singh and Giani Gian Singh's Naveen Panth Prakash in verse (1880) and his Twarikh Guru Khalsa, are examples of later Sikh works that show signs of reversion to the Janamsakhi-Gubilases genres as they contain considerable doctrinal content and anecdotal material.

[1] The first Sikh author to fully apply the modern scientific method for the basis of historiographical research was Karam Singh.