1. Shah Mir is believed to have come to Kashmir during the rule of Suhadeva, where he rose to prominence.
19 Facts About Shah Mir
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Shah Mir refused and continued her rule for five months till 1339, appointing Bhutta Bhikshana as prime minister.
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However, most modern historians generally accept that Shah Mir was from Swat in Dardistan.
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Andre Wink puts forward the opinion that Shah Mir was possibly of Afghan, Turk, or even Tibetan origin.
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Rafiqi believes that Shah Mir was a descendant of Turkish or Persian immigrants to Swat.
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Some scholars state that Shah Mir arrived from the Panjgabbar valley, which was populated by Khasa people, and so ascribe a Khasa ethnicity to Shah Mir.
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Older sources and historians such as Jonaraja state that Shah Mir was the descendant of Partha of Mahabharata fame.
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Abu 'l-Fadl Allami, Nizam al-Din and Firishta state that Shah Mir traced his descent to Arjuna, the basis of their account being Jonaraja's Rajatarangini, which Mulla Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni translated into Persian at Akbar's orders.
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Shah Mir arrived in Kashmir in 1313 along with his family, during the reign of Suhadeva, whose service he entered.
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In subsequent years, through his tact and ability Shah Mir rose to prominence and became one of the most important personalities of his time.
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Rinchan embraced Islam at the hands of the ascetic, Bulbul Shah Mir, and took the Muslim name of Sultan Sadruddin.
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Shah Mir was later attacked by rebels, and was badly wounded, dying in 1323 AD.
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Just before his death Sultan Sadruddin summoned his trusted minister, Shah Mir, who had since then risen to some prominence, and put his son, Haider, and wife, Kota Rani, in his care.
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Kota Rani, along with Shah Mir, called upon the many disorganized Damara, rallying them together.
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Shah Mir decided to move her capital to Andarkot, away from Srinagar, where Shah Mir had a great influence.
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Shah Mir had Bhiksana assassinated, and asked Kota Rani to marry him and share power, threatening to wage war on her if she was to refuse.
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Shah Mir declined, and the two of them began organizing their armies.
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Shah Mir set out with his army from Srinagar towards Andarkot.
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Shah Mir introduced a new era to the people of Kashmir, called the Kashmiri Era.