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<p class="C1">&#65279IM&#256M UD-D&#298N, FAQ&#298R (d. 1847), second son of <u>Gh</u>ul&#257m Moh&#299y ud-D&#299n and younger brother of Faq&#299r 'Az&#299z ud-D&#299n, foreign minister to Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh, was Qil&#257d&#257r or garrison commander of the Gobindga&#7771h Fort at Amritsar, where the bulk of the Sikh crown jewels was kept in deposit. Capable and scholarly, Im&#257m ud-D&#299n was entrusted with multifarious duties by the Mah&#257r&#257j&#257. He virtually acted as the chief treasurer of the kingdom, authorizing payments on behalf of the Darb&#257r and carrying out commercial transactions through cash and <i>hu&#7751&#7693&#299s</i> for the purchase of grain. As the Fort commander, he looked after the magazine, arsenal and studs. He was also responsible for the maintenance of the fortifications of Amritsar city. He also performed protocol duties on behalf of the State when foreign dignitaries arrived for visits.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	Faq&#299r Im&#257m ud-D&#299n also held command of 500 horse and took part in military campaigns. At times he was assigned to diplomatic duty. In August 1808, he was deputed to go to Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 to receive Charles T. Metcalfe, the British envoy, who was on his way to Lahore to call on the Mah&#257r&#257j&#257. At Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257, Faq&#299r Im&#257m ud-D&#299n also had the chance of meeting the cis-Sutlej Sikh chiefs. In April 1827, he accompanied D&#299w&#257n Mot&#299 R&#257m to Shiml&#257 to wait on Lord Amherst with a mission sent by Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh. In March 1828, on behalf of the Mah&#257r&#257j&#257, he called upon Lord Combermere, the British commander-in-chief at Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	Contemporary chronicles describe Faq&#299r Im&#257m ud-D&#299n as a devout Muslim and a learned man of his time. A person of proven integrity and political wisdom, he was one of the most devoted and loyal servants of the Sikh Darb&#257r.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	Faq&#299r Im&#257m ud-D&#299n died at Lahore on 5 December 1847. His only son, T&#257j ud-D&#299n, succeeded him as Qil&#257d&#257r of the Gobindga&#7771h Fort.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> S&#363r&#299, Sohan L&#257l, <i>'Umd&#257t-ut-Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u></i>, Lahore, 1885-89<BR>
<li class="C1"> Griffin, Lepel, <i>Ranjit Si&#7749gh</i>. Delhi, 1957<BR>
<li class="C1"> Waheeduddin, Syed Faqir, <i>The Real Ranjit Singh</i>. Karachi, 1965<BR>
<li class="C1"> Bhagat Singh, <i>Maharaja Ranjit Singh and His Times</i>. Delhi, 1990<BR>
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