Golden age of Kashmir under Zain-ul-Abidin (1430s)

Name: Golden age of Kashmir under Zain-ul-Abidin (1430s)
Start: 1431
End: 1440

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1431–1440

In the 1430s Kashmir under Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin, known as the 'Good Sultan', entered a golden age of religious tolerance, irrigation works, and craf…

Timeline

1431–1436Srinagar · Jammu and KashmirIn the early 1430s Zain-ul-Abidin abolished some repressive policies of the previous regime, restored the rights of Hindu temples and Buddhist monastic communities, and advocated coexistence of Islamic, Hindu, and Buddhist communities, laying the foundation for Kashmir's multiculturalism.
1435–1440Kashmir Valley · Jammu and KashmirThe sultan built irrigation canals, encouraged handicrafts such as brocade (shal) and papermaking, and invited Persian scholars to compile historical and medical works; Kashmir's economy and culture reached their peak in the later 1430s.

Sources

Kashmir Under the Sultans — Mohibbul Hasan (2005)