Bhai Ghani Khan was a Pathan of village Machhiwara. He was the son of Bibi Umri, the Bhua (father’s sister) of Bhai Nihang Khan. For some time, he, along with his brother Bhai Nabi Khan, had been in the employment of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib. The two brothers escorted Guru Sahib from Chamkaur to Machhiwara, on December 7-8, 1705. Guru Gobind Singh Sahib issued a Hukamnama proclaiming the two brothers like his (Guru Sahib’s) sons. The descendants of the two Khan brothers had been receiving regular grants from the Sikh States up to 1947.
(Dr. Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)