Foreigners in the Court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (The Khalsa Raj)

Description From the amazing life of Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh, one of the most remarkable feats is that he employed many European and American foreigners in his service. After careful investigation, their number reaches 72. During the period of Khalsa rule, a celestial hustle bustle used to be seen in the streets and markets of Lahore. Where artists from every province of India were to be found, even the residents of almost all Europe, such as Italians, French, Greeks, Hungarians, foreigners, Prussians, Germans, Scotch, Austrians, Irish, Russians, Spanish, Portuguese, and Americans, dressed in the costumes of their own country and the attires of different nationalities, are found roaming around. At some places French was spoken, at others Italian and German were spoken. Along with this, words in English and Portuguese, Persian and Pashto, etc. languages, used to attract the ears of the listeners. As if the Khalsa capital was a flower garden full of colorful flowers in which the meeting of the civilization of Europe and Asia was clearly visible