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Consolidation of the Shah Mir Dynasty in Kashmir
Shah Mir founded the Shah Mir dynasty in Kashmir in 1339, and in the 1340s it transformed from local Muslim nobility into an independent sultanate.
Timeline
- 1339–1342Srinagar · KashmirShah Mir, a Muslim noble of the Raja Chandra family, overthrew the last Hindu ruler in 1339, proclaiming himself Sultan Shams-ud-Din Shah Mir and founding the Shah Mir dynasty, laying the foundation of the new regime before his death in 1342.
- 1343–1350Kashmir Valley · KashmirBetween 1343 and 1350, Jamshid and Ala-ud-Din Ali Shah succeeded one another, quelling internal disputes, consolidating control over the Kashmir Valley and surrounding mountains, and introducing Islamic law and Persian administrative traditions; the dynasty was independent of the Delhi Sultanate.
Sources
- Shah Mir dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shah-Mir-dynasty
- Kalhana's Rajatarangini: A Chronicle of the Kings of Kashmir, Volume 2 — M. A. Stein (trans.) (1900)