15th Century States Kashmir
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Kashmir
- It was ruled by Suhadev;
- The next king was Rincana (1322 - 1323) ;
- He was succeeded by Udaiyan Dev (1323 - 1338) ;
- After his death in 1338, his wife Kota Devi assumed the power but her minister, Shah Mir, forced her to marry him and adopted the title Samsuddin;
- He ruled from 1338 to 1342;
- This marked the beginning of Muslim rule in Kashmir;
- He was succeeded by Jamsid;
Alisher (1343 - 1354)
- He adopted the title Allauddin;
- He transferred his capital from Indrakot to Allauddinpur (Srinagar) ;
Shi-Rashmak (1354 - 1373)
- His title was Sultan Shihabuddin;
- He was a tolerant king;
- He had good relations with the ruler of Nagarkota;
- He banished his son and paved way for his brother, Hedal to succeed;
Sikandar (1389 - 1413)
- His minister was Suha Bhatt;
- He (Suha Bhatt) became a convert and named himself as Saifuddin;
- He instigated Sikandar for Orthodoxy;
- Sikandar destroyed temples and that is why he is called Butshikan - destroyer of idols;
- He abolished sati practice and imposed Jaziya for the first time in Kashmir;
- Ali Shah (1413 - 1420) Sahi Khan Alias Zain-Ul-Abedin (1420 - 1470)
- He was the greatest king of Kashmir and is called Akbar of Kashmir;
- The 2nd part of Rajtarangini, which is written by Jaunaraja, was compiled during his reign;
- He is also known as Badshah or Tibet-i-khurd;
- He abolished Jaziya and cowslaughter;
- He withdrew ban on sati;
- He sent 2 persons to Samarkand to learn the art of paper making and book binding;
- Sriya Bhatt was his minister of Justice and also the Court՚s Physician;
- He imported shawl making technique from Tibet;
- He is also responsible for unifying Kashmir;
- He built a Jaina lake and an artificial island is Wullur Lake;
Hazi Khan (1470 - 72)
- His title was Sultan Haidar Shah;
- The chak dynasty ruled between 1461 - 1588;
- Yusuf Shah, of the Chak dynasty, was the last king;
- After that Kashmir became a part of the Mughal Empire, during Akbar՚s reign;