Kashmir Sultanate

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The Kashmir Sultanate, historically Latinised as the Sultanate of Cashmere, was a medieval kingdom primarily based in the Kashmir Valley, in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, between the early 14th and late 16th centuries. It was established by Rinchan Shah, a Ladakhi noble who had converted from Buddhism to Islam. After a brief interregnum by the Loharas, Shah Mir, a councillor of Rinchan, overthrew the Lohara dynasty and founded his own dynasty. The Shah Miris ruled from 1339 until they were deposed by the Chak warlords and nobles in 1561. The Chaks continued to rule the sultanate until the Mughal conquest in 1586 and their surrender in 1589. The Kashmir Sultanate was a Muslim monarchy comprising Kashmiri, Turco-Persian, Dardic, and Ladakhi elites. Rinchan Bhoti, a Ladakhi Buddhist who converted to Islam and served as the first sultan, was followed by two main dynasties: the Shah Miris and the Chaks, except for the brief rule by a Baihaqi Sayyid, Mubarak Baihaqi, in 1579....

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