Shaikh Imam-ud-Din | |
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Amir-ul-Mulk Jang Bahadur[1] Amir al-Mu'minin[2] | |
Sikh Governor of Jalandhar Doab | |
Reign | 1841–1845 |
Predecessor | Shaikh Ghulam Muhy-ud-Din |
Successor | position abolished |
Amir of Kashmir | |
Reign | 25 March 1846–25 October 1846 |
Predecessor | Shaikh Ghulam Muhy-ud-Din |
Successor | Gulab Singh (as Maharaja of Kashmir) |
Born | Shaikh Imam-ud-Din c. 1819 |
Died | 1859 Lahore, Punjab province (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
Shaikh Imam-ud-Din (1819–1859) was the Muslim governor of Kashmir Valley between 25 March and 25 October 1846, prior to the establishment of Dogra dynasty. He rose to power after the treaty of Amritsar was signed, and subsequently refused to comply with its terms according to which Kashmir had been ceded by the British East India Company to Gulab Singh. Upon British intervention and invasion, he was overwhelmed and surrendered to the British forces on 1 November 1846, and Kashmir Valley became part of Jammu and Kashmir (princely state).