The Phulkian dynasty of Maharajas or sardars were Sikh Jat royals and aristocrats in the Punjab region of India. Members of the dynasty ruled the Phulkian states of Badrukhan, Bhadaur, Faridkot, Jind,
Portrait of Chaudhary Phul Sidhu-Brar, ancestor of the Phulkian dynasty
Genealogical familial tree of the Phulkian dynasty by John Cave-Browne, ca.1861
Illustration of Guru Har Rai blessing a young Phul Sidhu-Brar, from 'The Sikh Religion' (1909)
Painting depicting a meeting between Sahib Singh of Patiala State, Jodh Singh of Kalsia State, Lal Singh of Kaithal State, Mehak Singh, and Raja Jaswant Rao Holkar, ca.1850
Rao Bhati was the progenitor ancestor of the Bhati clan of Rajputs. Said to have been a Hindu raja who ruled during the 3rd-century, Bhati's descendants claim descent from the Hindu mythological Yaduv
Phulkian dynasty
…their titles until 1971, when the Government of India abolished their titles with the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of India. Descendants of Rao Bhati, including members of the former and historical Phulkian dynasty, claimed to be direct descendants of Yadu, a mythological Hindu monarch from whom Bhati…
The Bhatner Fort, in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, supposedly built by Rao Bhati's son, Bhupat, in memory of his father.