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The Shah Mir dynasty (Kashmiri: شاه میٖر خاندان) or the House of Shah Mir, was a Kashmiri dynasty that ruled the Kashmir Sultanate in the Indian subcontinent. [1] The dynasty is named after its founder, Shah Mir .
1339–1342) was the second Sultan of Kashmir and founder of the Shah Mir dynasty. Shah Mir is believed to have come to Kashmir during the rule of Suhadeva, where he rose to prominence. After the death of Suhadeva and his brother, Udayanadeva, Shah Mir proposed marriage to the reigning queen, Kota Rani. She refused and continued her rule for ...
He played a crucial role in subduing the Lohara army. In 1339, Shah Mir overcame the Lohara forces and revived the Kashmir Sultanate, once established by Rinchan, [6] by founding his own dynasty named Shah Mir after him. He also proclaimed himself the 2nd Sultan of Kashmir while Jamshid was selected as the heir apparent.
The Shah Miri dynasty likely descended from Kohistani Dards from Swat Valley ; Shah Mir himself was the first to settle in Kashmir. [6] [7] [a] He began to serve in the royal court of the fledgling Deva Dynasty and before long, became the prime-minister of Suhadeva.
In 1339, Shah Mir became the first Muslim ruler of Kashmir, inaugurating the Shah Mir dynasty. For the next five centuries, Muslim monarchs ruled Kashmir, including the Mughal Empire, who ruled from 1586 until 1751, and the Afghan Durrani Empire, which ruled from 1747 until 1819. That year, the Sikhs, under Ranjit Singh, annexed Kashmir.
Sketch of Shah Hamadan mosque dating back to 1906. The Kashmir Sultanate, [b] historically Latinised as the Sultanate of Cashmere and officially known as the State of Kashmir, was a medieval kingdom established in the early 14th century, primarily in the Kashmir Valley, found in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.
Shihabu'd-Din Shah Miri (Kashmiri and Persian: شهاب الدین شاه میری; commonly known as Sherashamak Kashmiri: شِیراشَامَک The Lion's Claw; r. 1354 – 1373), or simply Shihabu'd-Din Shah, [1] was a ruler from the Shah Mir dynasty based in Kashmir. [2] He was the fifth Sultan of Kashmir who ruled from 1354 to 1373. [3]
Ali Shah Miri (Kashmiri and Persian: علی شاہ میری) also known as Ali Shah (Persian: علی شاہ) was eighth Sultan of Kashmir from 1413 to 1418 and then again from 1419 to 1420. Ali Shah belonged to the Shah Mir dynasty and was succeeded by his younger brother Zain-ul-Abidin .