Kashmir Under the Sultans

Kashmir Under Sultans introduces the reader to a subject that begins with the foundation of the Sultanate and ends with the conquest of Kashmir by Akbar.

List of contents

Preface
Abbreviations Used in Citing References to Sources
Note on Transliteration
Introduction by Muhammad Ishaq Khan
1. Sources
2. The Geography of Kashmir
3. The Foundation of the Sultanate
4. Sultan Shamsuíd-Din and his Successors
5. Zainu'l-i-Abidin the Great
6. Dynastic Troubles and Rebellions
7. Mirza Haidar Dughlat and his Conquest of Kashmir
8. End of the Shah Mir Dynasty and the Chak Ascendancy
9. Yusuf Shah and Akbar
10. Fall of the Sultanate
11. The Administrative System
12. Social and Economic Conditions
13. Cultural Activities
14. Conclusion
Appendices
A. The Nurbakhshiya Sect of Kashmir
B. Currency, Coinage, Weights and Measures
C. The Chronology and Genealogy of the Sultans of Kashmir
D. Bibliography
Index

About the author

A leading historian, the late Professor Mohibbul Hasan taught History at the Department of Islamic History, University of Calcutta, Aligarh Muslim University, and the University of Kashmir, Srinagar. He founded the history department at the Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and was the first history professor at the University.

Product details

• Authors: Mohibbul Hasan, Hasan Mohibbul
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032666693
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3266669-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, Asia, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Regional / International studies, HISTORY / Asia / South / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies