Sketch of Fakir Azizuddin, former foreign minister of the Sikh Empire, published in 'The Court and Camp of Runjeet Sing' by Henry Colburn, ca.1840, Robert Jacob Hamerton, circa 1840

Fakir aziz ud-din. Sketch of fakir azizuddin, former foreign minister of the sikh empire, published in 'the court and camp of runjeet sing' by henry colburn, ca. 1840. Fakir azizuddin, a very special minister of maharaja ranjit singh. He acted as his foreign minister and chief negotiator. He was the most trusted and an outstanding diplomat at the court of maharaja ranjit singh. There were three brothers — fakir azizuddin, imamuddin and nooruddin — azizuddin became the right hand of ranjit singh, imamuddin held the keys to ranjit singh’s wealth in govindgarh fort and nuruddin was the health minister of maharaja ranjit singh. An image of this art can also be found at: link. Date: circa 1840.