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Zayn al-Abidin
Zayn al-Abidin (c. 1418–1470), eighth sultan of the Kashmir Sultanate, known as the 'Great Sultan' or Bud Shah, famed for religious tolerance, waterw…
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- 1418–1420Srinagar · KashmirZayn al-Abidin was a son of Sultan Sikandar and grew up at the Kashmiri court. He succeeded to the throne in 1420 after his father's death, beginning a reign of fifty years.
- 1420–1460Kashmir Valley · KashmirDuring his reign he pursued religious tolerance, allowing Hindus and Muslims to coexist; undertook major waterworks to improve agricultural irrigation; and encouraged brocade, paper, and metal crafts and promoted domestic and foreign trade, bringing Kashmir into a period of cultural and economic prosperity.
- 1460–1470Srinagar · KashmirIn his later years he continued to manage state affairs, dying in 1470 and being buried in Srinagar. Later generations called him Bud Shah (the virtuous king), and his reign is regarded as the golden age of the Kashmir Sultanate.
Sources
- Rajatarangini and later chronicles of Kashmir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zain-ul-Abidin
- The History of Medieval Kashmir — P. N. K. Bamzai (1994)