City or fort
Faridkot
ਫ਼ਰੀਦਕੋਟفریدکوٹ
Named after Baba Farid; a Sikh princely state under British protection.
Faridkot, in the south-west of the Malwa, is named after Baba Farid, who is said to have visited it. It became a Sikh princely state under the Brar chiefs, who supported the British in the Anglo-Sikh wars and in 1857.
Its rajas built a fort and palaces in the town, and a famous Faridkot Tika, a commentary on the Guru Granth Sahib, was produced under their patronage in the 1870s.
A festival for Baba Farid is held here every year.
Cabinet card portrait of Raja Bikram Singh of Faridkot State, ca.1890'sRoyal Ontario Museum, Toronto · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗