28+ Kashmir Early History

Another notable feature of early Kashmiri society was the relative high regard in which women were held when compared to their. Before this Hinduism of some form had been the predominant religion in Kashmir for centuries.

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History of the Kashmiri Pandits starts with the history of Kashmir valley which is more than 11000 years old.

Kashmir early history. It is said that Kashmir is the house of ten lost tribes of the world. The Hindu caste system of the Kashmir region was influenced by the influx of Buddhism from the time of Asoka around the third century BCE and a consequence of this was that the traditional lines of varna were blurred with the exception of that for the Brahmins. About 300 BCE Buddhism arrived in Kashmir from further south in India and started to flourish in the region.

Early history and culture of Kashmir xxv 241 pp front map 8 plates. A look at Kashmirs history. A group of Muslims praying salah at a military base on top of the Siachen.

Medieval History of Kashmir defines the rule of Delhi Sultanate Huns and later the Mughals which led the Dark Age in Kashmir region by the demolition of many Hindus and Aryan shrines which now turned into ruins in the modern era now maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India. Ironically Kashmir at that time was then one of the last bastions of Hindu dominance in the north. It is said that Kashmir was once filled with the river called Satisar or Saraswati river.

A TIMES NOW Exclusive this documentary series gives an insight into the conflict-ridden region showcasing facts as they are. From Vedic Era to 1857. The mountainous 86000-square-mile territory was once a.

Hari Singh the maharaja of Kashmir initially believed that by delaying his decision he could maintain the independence of Kashmir but caught up in a train of events that included a revolution among his Muslim subjects along the western borders of the state and the intervention of Pashtun tribesmen he signed an Instrument of Accession to the Indian union in October 1947. Kashmir again came into prominence early in the 11 th century when the Loharas came to power. Early History of Kashmir Early History of Kashmir defines the Hindu domination before the Muslim invasion in India and the Aryan settlement in the Biblical era.

Chronological History of Jammu and Kashmir. An important feature of Hinduism particularly in Kashmir was the caste system. References in Nilmata Purana Nilmata Purana which was compiled in 500-600 AD contains accounts of Kashmirs.

According to Hindu mythology the lake was drained by the great rishi or sage Kashyapa son of Marichi son of Brahma by cutting the gap in the hills at Baramulla Varaha-mula. Dhur and Sons Ltd. Madra kingdom was extended from the Sutlej River to the Indus River.

Many rivers like Devika Apaga Chandrabhaga Parushni Iravati Tausi Urddha and Vishvamitra flowed in this region. Ka meaning water and shimeera to desicate. According to the early 20th century historian G S Sardesai the Turkish-origin Shah Mir was in the courtroom of King Ranachandra working as the chief of affairs.

So Kashmir implies land dedicated from water Famous Chinese pilgrim Hein-Tsang who visited valley called the valley as. The word Kashmir is believed to have originated from Sanskrit. One cold afternoon in the late 1990s the daring American-born journalist Eric Margolis witnessed an extraordinary scene.

Ka means water and shimeera means desiccate. The earliest name of Kashmir adopted by people from the name of Rishi Kashyap was. In the Rajatarangini a history of Kashmir written by Kalhana in the mid-12th century it is stated that the valley of Kashmir was formerly a lake.

After centuries of Hindu and Buddhist rule Muslim Moghul emperors took control of Kashmir in the 15th century converted the population to Islam and incorporated it into the Moghul empire. Jammu region was part of Madra Kingdom during early Rigvedic period. Regarded as the first Muslim ruler of Kashmir there are varying accounts about his rise to power.

Islamic Moghul rule should not be confused with modern forms of authoritarian Islamic regimes. Samagramaraja the first ruler of the dynasty sent a contingent to the Shahi Trilochanapala to oppose Mahmud of Ghazni. The purely observational piece.

The early history of Islam in Kashmir featuring a Mongol warlord an Afghan Hindu minister a Buddhist refugee-turned-king and a Sufi shaykh from Baghdad. Thus the Pandits are responsible for society culture civilization customs traditions myths and realities of Kashmir. Since 1947 India and Pakistan have been locked in conflict over Kashmir a majority-Muslim region in the northernmost part of India.

Early History of Kashmir defines the era of Aryan settlement and it has the mythological similarities. What does the word Kashmir mean. A succession of Hindu dynasties ruled Kashmir until 1346 when it came under Muslim rule.

The Muslim period lasted nearly five centuries ending when Kashmir was annexed to the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab in 1819 and then to the Dogra kingdom of Jammu in 1846. According to a Hindu mythology Kashmir valley was once the holy lake Satisar the lake of goddess Sati or Durga which was drained by the great saint Kashyapa the grandson of Lord.

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