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<p class="C1">&#65279SH&#256H D&#298N, FAQ&#298R (d. 1842), son of Faq&#299r 'Az&#299z ud-D&#299n, minister to Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh, was the Sikh court's envoy with the British political agent at Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257 and later at F&#299rozpur. He is described in contemporary chronicles as an able diplomat who often accompanied foreign dignitaries visiting Lahore and acted as an interpreter. Successive British political agents -- C. M. Wade, Dr Murray and George Russell Clerk-- spoke highly of his skill and wisdom. In 1831, Faq&#299r Sh&#257h D&#299n was assigned to C.M. Wade at Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257 and, in 1834, he conducted Dr Murray to the Sikh capital. At F&#299rozpur, he acted as the Mah&#257r&#257j&#257's envoy and supply officer. He enjoyed the trust of both the Sikh Darb&#257r and the British.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sh&#257h D&#299n was also associated with some of the Darb&#257r's commercial enterprises, in particular the shawl trade with British India, Sindh and Afghanistan. In 1839, he was deputed to Mi&#7789&#7789hanko&#7789 to supervise the Indus navigation trade on behalf of the Lahore government. Later, he accompanied Major Mackeson to Amritsar to exhibit to the British agent the silk manufactures of the Sikh kingdom with a view to promoting export.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Both Victor Jacquemont, the French naturalist who visited India in 1834, and Munsh&#299 Shah&#257mat 'Al&#299 speak highly of the discretion shown by Faq&#299r Sh&#257h D&#299n in public life. The Sikh Darb&#257r rewarded his services and he and his brother, Faq&#299r Chir&#257<u>gh</u> D&#299n, shared a <i>j&#257g&#299r</i> valued at 15,000 rupees annually. Sh&#257h D&#299n died at Lahore in 1842.</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"> Waheedudddin, Faqir Syed, <i>The Real Ranjit Singh</i>. Delhi, 1976<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Hameed ud-D&#299n<br></p><BR>
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