Kashmir was inhabited by the Brahmins when Buddhism was introduced by missionaries of Asoka in 274BC. By the 7th century the area was ruled by the Karkota dynasty. A succession of rule followed by the Utpalas, Tantrins, Yaskaras and Parva Gupta. By 1001 Muslim armies raided the area sporadically but never conquered it. The Gupta queen Didda ruled Kashmir in 1003 when the Lohara dynasty took over. The last Hindu king Udiana Deva, was replaced by Shams-ud-Din in 1346, whose dynasty ruled until 1586 when the Mughul (Persian for Mongol) emperor Akbar conquered Kashmir to firmly establish Muslim influence. Akbar was grandson of Babur, who had established the most influential of all the Muslim dynasties in India (in 1526). Akbar tolerated local religions and married a Hindu princess. (Akbar's grandson, Shah Jahn built the Taj Mahal.)
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
KASHMIR PROBLEM --- ORIGION & HISTORY
Kashmir was inhabited by the Brahmins when Buddhism was introduced by missionaries of Asoka in 274BC. By the 7th century the area was ruled by the Karkota dynasty. A succession of rule followed by the Utpalas, Tantrins, Yaskaras and Parva Gupta. By 1001 Muslim armies raided the area sporadically but never conquered it. The Gupta queen Didda ruled Kashmir in 1003 when the Lohara dynasty took over. The last Hindu king Udiana Deva, was replaced by Shams-ud-Din in 1346, whose dynasty ruled until 1586 when the Mughul (Persian for Mongol) emperor Akbar conquered Kashmir to firmly establish Muslim influence. Akbar was grandson of Babur, who had established the most influential of all the Muslim dynasties in India (in 1526). Akbar tolerated local religions and married a Hindu princess. (Akbar's grandson, Shah Jahn built the Taj Mahal.)
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