What is Fakir Family?
{{refimprove|date=September 2014}} The '''Fakir Family''' or '''Fakir Khana family''' is an old family of [[Lahore]], now in [[Pakistan]]. They are famous for having made the [[Fakir Khana|Fakir Khana Museum]] in the old [[walled city]] of Lahore.<ref>Isobel Shaw Handbook, 1988</ref> The family is of [[Syed]] origins. They first became famous in the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] times.<ref>Emily Eden 'Up the Country' 1866</ref> Later, two members [[Fakir Syed Azizuddin]] and [[Fakir Syed Nooruddin]] were ministers of the [[Punjab]] government in the time of [[Maharaja]] [[Ranjit Singh]].<ref>Eden, aa</ref> They were also respected by the [[British Raj|British rulers]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fakir Khana family}} [[Category:People from Lahore]] [[Category:Indian families]]