According to the famous historian Carlyle, a worthy ruler should be judged on the sole basis of how he uses his sword after being victorious .** ********The Griffin writes that: “Maharaja Ranjit Singh ruled his kingdom exactly according to the Sikh way of life and Sikhism regards everyone as friends and speaks of the welfare of all , irrespective of caste and creed. »** ********The spirit of Gurbani's couplet: “The one Lord is the Father of all and we are the children of the one Lord who reigns supreme in every Sikh heart. » Charles Hugal writes in his book "Travels in Kashmir and the Punjab" that "probably no one in the world could have established such a large empire with a minimum of bloodshed as Ranjit Singh established his kingdom." ****** **** Affirming Hugal's view, Prinsep also writes in his book 'Origin of Sikh Power in Punjab' that "Ranjit Singh's entire career was free from any fault like unnecessary atrocities and cruel bloodshed. » ***** *****Historian RS Kanungo praising all aspects of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's kingdom, says in his writings: "His empire was the kingdom of 'welfare for all', in which all were equal partners. In his kingdom there there was no special love for Sikhs and no animosity for non-Sikhs. There were no special taxes on one caste to demean it in relation to the other or label it as inferior. " **********WG Osborne writes that. "Maharaja Ranjit Singh was so compassionate that apart from a battle he did not kill anyone, so much so that out of generosity he even forgave those who tried to kill him and felt happiness in forgiving." ********** Charles Hugal, in his book "The Court and Camp of Ranjit Singh", writes that "Ranjit Singh led his kingdom according to Sikh principles". All important positions were given to Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs, entirely on the basis of merit. Even his main advisors were three famous Muslim brothers: Fakir Aziz-ud-Din, his minister of Foreign Affairs; Fakir Nur-ud-Din, his Minister of the Interior; Fakir Imam-ud-Din, his custodian of the arsenals. Forty-six senior army officers and two high-ranking generals were Muslims. French and around twenty military officers were European. In the police and civil service, there are around a hundred Muslim officers alone. Hindus also held many key positions in Sarkar-e-Khalsa. Ranjit Singh was a secularist through and through. Ever since he lost his only eye as a child to smallpox, he used to jokingly say about himself, "God intended that as a true Sikh, I should consider all religions 'only one eye. eye".