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The spread of Islam in Kashmir began during the 13th century, accelerated under Muslim rule during the 14th and 15th centuries, and led to the eventual decline of Kashmiri Shaivism in the region. In 1339, Shah Mir became the first Muslim ruler of Kashmir, inaugurating the Shah Mir dynasty.
He established a city named Lolora (Lolab) in Kashmir. According to the Rajatarangini, there were 84 lakh stone-walled houses in it. Kusheshaya: Son of Lava Khagendra: Son of Kushyendra Surendra: Son of Khagendra. Surendra was the first Buddhist king of Kashmir who established the Buddhist culture of Saman culture in Kashmir. Godhara
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.
In the first half of the first millennium, the Kashmir region became an important centre of Hinduism and later of Buddhism. During the 7th-14th centuries, the region was ruled by a series of Hindu dynasties, [22] and Kashmir Shaivism arose. [23] In 1320, Rinchan Shah became the first Muslim ruler of Kashmir, inaugurating the Kashmir Sultanate. [4]
The first group of volunteers were sent to Pakistan-administered Kashmir for training in militancy. [232] September 1983 (): Ansarul Islam, possibly the first Islamist militant group in Kashmir and a precursor to the Hizbul Mujahideen, was founded by Hilal Ahmed Mir. In 1985–86, it started sending members to Pakistan and Afghanistan for armed ...
The history of Kashmir, from 1846 to 1947 part of the princely state of Kashmir and Jammu, and from 1947 divided between the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (now split into Ladakh and the union territory Jammu and Kashmir) and the Pakistani territories of the Gilgit Agency and Baltistan (now amalgamated as Gilgit-Baltistan) and Azad Kashmir.
The Mughal conquest of Kashmir [a] also known as War of Kashmiri Independence, [b] [c] [1] [2] [3] was an invasion of the Kashmir Sultanate by the Mughal Empire in 1585–1589. [4] After severe fighting and heavy casualties, the Mughals defeated the Kashmiris in the Battle of Hastivanj (10 October 1586) [ 5 ] and annexed the sultanate into ...
In a critical reading of the Rajatarangini, and taking into account numismatic as well as literary sources, the dates of the Gonanda rulers are adjusted and Biswas deems the first ruler of the Karkota dynasty to be Durlabhaka Pratapaditya, who claimed the throne after defeating Yudhisthira, the last Alchon Hun ruler of Kashmir.