Shihabu'd-Din Shah

Shihabu'd-Din Shah Miri (Kashmiri: شہاب الدین شاہ میری, Persian: شِہابُ الدِین شَاہ مِیری), (r. 1354 – 1373), commonly known as Shihabu'd-Din Shah, or simply Shihabu'd-Din, born Shirashamak,[1] was a ruler from the Shah Mir dynasty based in Kashmir.[2] He was the fifth Sultan of Kashmir who ruled from 1354 to 1373.[3] Shihab is considered to be one of the most powerful kings of Kashmir[4] as his empire extended from Ladakh to West Punjab and from Peshawar to Chamba.[5]

Shihabu'd-Din Shah
Sultanu'l-A'zam
Sultan of Kashmir
Reign1354 – 1373
PredecessorAlau'd-Din Shah
SuccessorQutbu'd-Din Shah
Died1373
Srinagar, Kashmir Sultanate
(present-day Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India)
Names
Shihabu'd-Din Shah Miri
DynastyShah Mir dynasty
FatherAlau'd-Din Shah
ReligionSunni Islam

References

  1. Dutt, J. C. (1879). Kings Of Kashmira. p. 26.
  2. Retzlaff, Ralph H.; Hasan, Mohibbul. "Kashmir under the Sultans". Journal of the American Oriental Society (4): 46. doi:10.2307/595144. ISSN 0003-0279.
  3. BAHARISTAN E SHAHI. pp. 20b–21b.
  4. Chādūrah, Ḥaydar Malik (1991). History of Kashmir. Delhi: Bhavna Prakashan. pp. 107a.
  5. Retzlaff, Ralph H.; Hasan, Mohibbul (October 1959). "Kashmir under the Sultans". Journal of the American Oriental Society: 49. doi:10.2307/595144. ISSN 0003-0279.
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