Historians are of the that the real history of kashmir begins with the reign of Ashoka.He conquered kashmir in about 250 B.C.and sent missionaries to introduce Buddhism in this land.Kalhana narrates in his Rajtarangini that,"Hisduism ...
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Shah Mir ascended the throne of kashmir under the name of Sultan shamas-ud-din in 1339.Shah mir though himself a Muslim,made no distinction ...
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The Sankaracharya temple is situated on the summit of the Takht-i-Sulaiman hill, to the south-east of Srinagar. Neither the hill nor the t...
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Shah Mir ascended the throne of kashmir under the name of sultan shamas-din in 1339. He got khutba read and the coins struck in his name.N...
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The Lohara dynasty was founded in 1003 A.D. by Sangramaraja who received the crown of kashmir from his aunt Queen Didda.This dynasty ruled...
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According to the Nilmatpurana and Rajatarangini the earliest settlers of kashmir were the Pisachas,Yakshas,and Nagas.With the passage of tim...
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According to the tradition,kashmir takes its name from a sage kashyap who lived on the bank of a mountain lake called Satisar.He drained thi...
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Most of the rites prescribed in the Nilamatpurana are concerned with the nature of worship of popular deities.But there are some festivals w...
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After the fall of karkota dynasty,kashmir came under the rule of the Utpala dynasty.Avantivarman was the founder of the dynasty who ruled ka...
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Since the time immemorial,the valley of kashmir has been famous, having to its credit, the unprecedented births of Rishis, saints and sufi...
Sangramarja of kashmir
Sangramaraja was the first ruler of the lohara dynasty.He was a son of Didda's.He was a weak king and ruled from 1003-1028A.D.During the earlier part of his reign,the prime Minister Tunga remained predominant Sangramaraja died in 1028 A...
Shahmir's administration
Shah Mir ascended the throne of kashmir under the name of Sultan shamas-ud-din in 1339.Shah mir though himself a Muslim,made no distinction between his Hindu and Muslim subjects.During his short reign of three years,he endeared himself to both the communities.He...
Advent of Dulacha of kashmir
Dulacha was a Mongol,who came from Turkistan.He invaded kashmir in 1320 throught the western gate of Baramulla.His uninterrupted advance struck terror in the country.Dulacha who had the bvally "has come as a lion into the cave of the deer" and "brought...
Rajtarangini book on kashmir
Rajtarangini (the river of kings) ia a great historical work of kalhana on ancient kashmir.this historical work was compiled by kalhana pandit in 1148-49 A.D.Rajtarangini was not written under the patronage of any king.it is written in sanaskrit verse...
Rinchana or Sultan Sadr-udDin of bkashmir
Rinchana was not only an able and energetic ruler but also a great builder.He founded the town of Rinchanpura, now a part of srinagar city.He build the first Mosque called Bud Masheed in kashmir.He also built a hospice for Bulbul shah,his...
First settlers of kashmir
According to the Nilmatpurana and Rajatarangini the earliest settlers of kashmir were the Pisachas,Yakshas,and Nagas.With the passage of time,Aryans entered kashmir,followed by several rac...
Jammu Region
Jammu region,in south of kashmir vally,is the home od Dogras.They are sturdy and hard working people.they are divided into numerous castes and sub-castes- both Hindus andMuslims.They belong to the Aryan race and speak the Dogri language mixture...
Loharas ruled Kashmir
The Lohara dynasty was founded in 1003 A.D. by Sangramaraja who received the crown of kashmir from his aunt Queen Didda.This dynasty ruled kashmir from 1003 to 1171 A.D. the history of his period is a record of Shameless lust,fiendish cruelty...
Naga Worship in kashmir
Most of the rites prescribed in the Nilamatpurana are concerned with the nature of worship of popular deities.But there are some festivals which are particularly connected with the worship of Nagas.Thus Nila,the lord of the Ngas, was worship on the festival...
Character of Harsha in kashmir
Harsha was the fifth ruler of lohara dynasty.Harsha ascended the throne of kashmir after dethroning his brother Utkarsa in 1089A.D.Harsha was a man of qualities,a learned man,knew many languages and compossed sweet songs.He reformed the administration...
Damaras
With the accession of Simhadeva began the rule of the Damaras in kashmir in 1286A.D.During the Lohara rule,the Damaras became practically the masters of the country.They came to hold rich estates,keep armed retainers and have strong holds in many...
Gufta rule in kashmir
Gupta rule started with the accession of Parvagupta to the throne of kashmir in 949 A.D.But within a year and a halfd of accession,he died of dropsy leaving the throne to hos son and successor Kshemagupta 950-958 A.D. Kshemagupta was licentious...
How kashmir has taken its name
According to the tradition,kashmir takes its name from a sage kashyap who lived on the bank of a mountain lake called Satisar.He drained this lake and the reclaimed land was called Kashap-pur or kashap-mar and later kashmir. kashmir the paradise on ...
Kashmir under Mauryas.
Historians are of the view that the real history of kashmir begings with the reign of Ashoka.He conquered kashmir in about 250B.C and sent missionaries to introduce Buddhism in this land.Kalhana narrates in this Rajtarangini that."Hinduism went side...
Article 370 of jammu and kashmir
The accession of jammu and kashmir to india was brought into being on 26th oct,1949.With the accession of the state of jammu and kashmir to india jurisdiction in matters of external affairs, defence and communication was transferred...
Indira-Abdullah Agreement of 1975
This agreementt is known as kashmir Accord
After the kashmir accord as agreement was reached between congress and the national conference with regard to the government of jammu and kashmir.Mir Quasim,congress chief minister of jammu and kashmir resigned...
History of Kota Rani
The death of udyanadeva in 1338,placed kota Rani in a great dilmma.Her elder son by Rinchana was under the influence of shah mir and the queen rightly feared that if he was placed on the throne,shah mir would exercise royal authority through him.her...
Shah Mir the king of kashmir
Shah Mir ascended the throne of kashmir under the name of sultan shamas-din in 1339. He got khutba read and the coins struck in his name.Not much is known about his ancestory.Some historians are of the view that he descenbed from the pandus while...
welcome to kashmir
welcome to kashmir
kashmir is paradise on earth lakes of tourists visit kashmir every year,see the pictures of kashmir like gulmarg, nishat garden,iqbal park etc. this site provides information about kashmir....
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