There were a variety of groups, the Punj Pyare were from different castes ranging from Khatri to Jatt. Banda Singh Babadur was a Rajput, (note Rajputs and Khatris despite being the same caste don't have similar descent), if you go to the era of Baba Buddha he was blessed with Shastar Vidya before the Mughal-Sikh war and he was a Jatt. The Sodhis who were related to the Guru who fought for Sikhi under Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Hargobind were Khatri. It was mostly Khatris and Jatts that fought during the Gurus time, but the Khatris were basically being lazy when they were Hindus, cause it was their original job to protect India, so after the Sikh religion was made, they started doing stuff again.
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