Shaikh Imam-ud-Din

Shaikh Imam-ud-Din
Amir-ul-Mulk Jang Bahadur[1]
Amir al-Mu'minin[2]
Sheikh Imam-ud-Din with his sons in c. 1855, as painted by William Carpenter
Sikh Governor of Jalandhar Doab
Reign1841–1845
PredecessorShaikh Ghulam Muhy-ud-Din
Successorposition abolished
Amir of Kashmir
Reign25 March 1846–25 October 1846
PredecessorShaikh Ghulam Muhy-ud-Din
SuccessorGulab Singh (as Maharaja of Kashmir)
BornShaikh Imam-ud-Din
c. 1819
Died1859
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).

  1. ^ Sufi (1949), p. 747
  2. ^ Sufi (1949), p. 749