Shah Mir
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Sultan Shamsu'd-Din Shah Mir (Persian: سلطان شمس الدین شاہ میر) or simply Shamsu'd-Din Shah or Shah Mir (r. 1339–1342) was the second Sultan of Kashmir and founder of the Shah Mir dynasty. Shah Mir is believed to have come to Kashmir during the rule of Suhadeva, where he rose to prominence. After the death of Suhadeva and his brother, Udayanadeva, Shah Mir proposed marriage to the reigning queen, Kota Rani. She refused and continued her rule for five months till 1339, appointing Bhutta Bhikshana as prime minister. After the death of Kota Rani, Shah Mir established his own kingship, founding the Shah Mir dynasty in 1339, which lasted till 1561.
Quick Facts Shams-ud-Din Shah, 2nd Sultan of Kashmir ...
Shams-ud-Din Shah | |||||||||||||
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Sultanu'l-A'zam | |||||||||||||
2nd Sultan of Kashmir | |||||||||||||
Reign | 1339 – 1342 | ||||||||||||
Coronation | 1339 | ||||||||||||
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Successor | Jamshid Shah | ||||||||||||
Born | 1300s Sultanate of Swāt (present-day Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) | ||||||||||||
Died | 1342 Inderkot Sumbal, Kashmir Sultanate (Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India) | ||||||||||||
Issue | Jamshid Shah Alauddin Shah | ||||||||||||
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Dynasty | Shah Mir dynasty (Founder) | ||||||||||||
Father | Tahir bin Waqur Shah | ||||||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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