Punjab (home of the Sikhs) has had a significant Muslim population for the longest time, and Maharaja Ranjit Singh (first emperor of the Sikh empire) employed several Muslim artists (as did other contemporary rulers). Fun fact - most punjabis in the world are Muslim, since of the original Punjab about 2/3rds are in Pakistan and form the plurality of the population of what 250 million, and Indian Punjab has a much smaller population
And somewhat related is a colonel in Ranjit Singh’s court en.wikipedia.org/…/Alexander_Gardner_(soldier) Born in Wisconsin, of Irish descent, he wore a Tartan turban. Punjab is a fascinating place