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FAKIR KHANA MUSEUM

THE FAKIR FAMILY

History and Legacy A

lineage of scholarship, diplomacy, public service and cultural stewardship rooted in Lahore.

Origins and Lineage

The Shajra of Fakir Khana, known as the Khandan-e-Fuqra-e-Lahore, preserves the family’s genealogical tradition from Adam to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The recorded lineage continues through Hazrat Jalal-ud-Din Hussain Makhdoom Jahaniyan Jahan Gasht of Uch Sharif and Sayyed Hussain Pir Kamal of Chunia, before reaching Fakir Sayed Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Nausha-e-Sani of Lahore, recognised within the family tradition as the patriarch of the Fakir family’s Lahore branch.

Makhdoom Jahaniyan Jahan Gasht

Sayyed Hussain Pir Kamal

Fakir Sayed Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Nausha-e-Sani

Fakir Sayed Noor-ud-Din

Present Descendants

The family settled in Lahore during the eighteenth century, establishing traditions of learning, medicine, languages, publishing, diplomacy and public service.

THE LAHORE DARBAR

Service During the Sikh Empire

Three members of the family held positions of trust in Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s plural court. Their service reflects the confidence the Derber placed in the family’s education, loyalty and judgment.

Fakir Azizuddin

Physician - Linguist - Diplomat

A trusted adviser to the Darba remembered for diplomacy. political judgment and statecraft.

Fakir Nooruddin

Administratios - Pubic Affairs

Served the Lahore Derber in senior responsibilities reflecting confidence in the family’s education and loyalty

Fakir Imamuddin

Administration - Strategic Trust

Held significant responsibilities connected with administration and custody of strategic assets.

A Tradition of Cultural Stewardship

Through political change, Partition, urban transformation, and generations. Our family carefully preserved manuscripts, objects, and memories. We safeguarded what others entrusted to us
Our heritage survived because we treated preservation as a duty, Not a possession.

Preservation as a duty rather than a possession.

PROJECT INSPIRATION

Carrying the Legacy into the Digital Age

We pay tribute to earlier generations and to the vision that first carried Pakir Khana into the digital world.

This pioneering step was taken by Fakir Syed Iftikhar ud Din.

AUGUST 2004

Pakistan's Pioneering E-Museum Vision

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A Visionary's Dream

He envisioned a digital home for our heritage, cataloging the collection, sharing knowledge, and connecting future generations across the world.

A Labour of Love

With personal commitment and family financing, we digitized records, photographs, and stories, laying the foundation of our e-museum.

THE NEXT CHAPTER

Faqir Syed Faisal ud Din: Renewing the Digital Journey

Working as Coordinator, Faqir Syed Faisal ud Din initiated the museum’s current digital development phase, bringing together the museum family. Trust, collection, and preservation mission as one connected institutional story.

Institutional Platform

Building a robust foundation that unites the monm, ferfyncordi collection, and presentation under one transparent structure.

Searchable E-Museum

Connecting a rich, browsable digital experience with advanced src metadata and structure that bring our heritage to life.

Enduring Public Resource

Ensuring long-term accessibility so scholars, students, and the public can learn, appreciate and engage responsibly.

Continuity, not replacement: honouring ancestral stewardship, recognising the 2004 vision and preparing Fakir Khena for future generations.

EXPLORE THE LINEAGE

Family Tree and Interactive Shajra

Explore features include:

  • Approved Genealogical Record
  • Expendable Family Branches
  • Biographies and Portraits
  • Connections to Museum Objects
  • Public and Family-Authorised Virs
  • Trust-Managed Corrections

The complete Shajra will be transcribed from the family's authoritative record and approved by designated family representatives before publication.

EXPLORE THE LINEAGE

18th Century

The family establishes itself in Lahore.

Early 19th Century

Azizuddin, Nooruddin, and Imamudan serve the Lahore Darbar.

19th Century

The collection grows through scholarship, patronage, travel, and diplomatic gifts.

1901

The ancestral house and collection are open to visitors.

20th Century

Successive generations preserve the haveli through profound change.

21st Century

Digitalization, research, conservation, and public engagement expand.

Stories from the
House of the Humble Ones

    FAKIR KHANA MUSEUM

    Preserving Lahore’s cultural
    inheritance since 1901.

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