Author(s): Sadaf Butt, Saad Jaffar, Noor Fatima, Saddam Hussain, Sonam Shahbaz
Founder of Sikh Raj, Maharaja Ranjit Singh was blessed with keen intelligence, warrior skills and foresightedness, he established complete and firm rule in over Punjab and adjoining areas at the early age of 19, then he focused on his Khalsa Darbar which was basically heterogeneous in nature. As he was a secular person, so his Darbar was decorated with different cultures and religions, process of the appointment of his courtiers was totally neutral and based on merit, regardless of religion. Many Muslim Courtiers made their name in his Darbar, but the status and contributions of Faqir Brothers were very high among all of them. The aim objective of this research paper is to highlight the all contributions and services of Faqir Brothers in the focused context of how they won the trust of Maharaja and remained as his close ally till his death. The current study is an attempt to throw light on the all aspects of Maharaja’s secular Khalsa State in which skills and talent were the main traits of selecting people as courtiers and ministers. The research has mainly been conducted through primary and secondary sources including historical Government Records, Books of that era, Diaries and research papers published in various journals. Current study has tried to bring out the close connection of Maharaja and Faqir Brothers and it will also analyze the loyalty of Faqir Brothers towards Khalsa Darbar.