Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore and Raja Fateh Singh Ahluwalia of Kapurthala at this time were to certain extent common. Sansar Chand of Kangra was considered by Raja Fateh Singh Ahluwalia of Kapurthala to be his enemy, and for Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore of course he was rival whose influence in the Northern hills must be excluded Raja Fateh Singh Ahluwalia of Kapurthala was not on friendly relations with Ramgarhias, and Ranjit Singh too was their enemy for the part they had played against Ranjit Singh in the battle field of Bhasin. Moreover Raja Fateh Singh Ahluwalia of Kapurthala could count upon Ranjit Singh’s help in the suppression of some of his own rebellious vassals Nor was Sada Kaur friendly towards Ramgarhias or towards Sansar Chand of Kangra. The Bhangi chiefs ot Gujrat and Amritsar were considered to be common enemies by all the three — Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Rani Sada Kaur of Kahniya and Raja Fateh Singh Ahluwalia of Kapurthala. Clearly thus, their interests to a great extent lay togethei. Maharaja Ranjit Singh exchanged turbans with Sardar Fateh Singh Ahluwalia of Kapurthala , at the sacred place of Taran Taran, thus establishing with him a perpetual friendship. Rani Sada Kaur being already with him, thus the resources of the three Jat misls, the Sukerchakia, Kanhaiya and the Ahluwalia alias Kapurthala, were pooled together. But Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore being the most influential among them, the other two chiefs proved only to be tools which he used to realise his expansionist ambitions.
References :-
- Advanced Study In History Of The Punjab Vol.2 by Chhabra, G.s – 1960.