Shah Mir, Sultan Shams al-Din
- Shah Mir, Sultan Shams al-Din
(?-1342)
A pious adven-turer with mystic leanings who came to Kashmir from Swat and re-ceived from the Hindu ruler Simha Deva (1301-1320) a rich grant at Baramula. After the general destruction brought about by an in-vading Mongol horde in 1320, Shah Mir helped elevate to the throne Rinchan Sadr al-Din (1320-1323), who converted to Islam and appointed Shah Mir his wazir. After Rinchan Sadr al-Din was killed in a popular uprising, one of his cousins, Udayna Deva (1323-1339), ascended the throne. During Udayna Deva's reign, Shah Mir became very powerful. In 1340, taking advantage of a renewed Mongol inva-sion, Shah Mir declared himself the sovereign ruler of Kashmir with the title Sultan Shams al-Din. He ruled for two years. During his short reign, Shah Mir created the structure of the sultanate of Kashmir, in-cluding a standing army and the organization of land revenue adminis-tration, collecting the state demand at the rate of one-sixth of gross pro-duce. This new sultanate continued to exist until 1561.
Historical dictionary of Medieval India.
Iqtidar Alam Khan.
2011.
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