Biographical Sketches of Sikh Empire; Islamic and Firangis Courtiers in Lahore Darbar

Ranjit Singh still lives, large as life, in the imagination of the people. He does so not only where the Sikhs now live, but also where they lived before; for the Muslim village-folk shared him as a legendary figure with all communities and they have not let him depart with the latter. The image that persists of him is that of a popular king well known to his people through his frequent appearances in their midst, ready to listen to them and to redress their grievances at all times, and looking upon all his subjects, irrespective of caste and creed, with one eye. Starting his career as a minor potentate he carved for himself a kingdom for which anyone can take pride. He gave the Punjab a sense of nationhood and evolved a truly state with Islamic and Firangis as his courtiers, advisers and generals. The main objective of this study to discuss about the emergence of Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh and role played by Islamic and Firangis courtiers who gave their best efforts in the expansion of the Lahore Darbar. For this study Historical and Descriptive methods are used .The results of this research is that Islamic courtiers provided their good contribution in civil administration an Firangis courtiers administered their attempts in military administration. IN this study, a vigorous energy is applied to write about the belongings areas, positions, physical appearance and role of Islamic and Firangis courtiers in Lahore Darbar. The value of this study is that a lot of Knowledge and information is given in signal platform about Firangis and Islamic courtiers.