Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh

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Habib Shah’s able Minister Gazi Chak defeated the Mughal army at Rajouri. Gazi Chak became powerful and soon dismissed Habib Shah to establish himself on the throne of Kashmir.[/bg_collapse]

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Chak Dynasty was founded by Nasir-ud-Din Mohammad Ghazi Shah Chak (Gazichak) between 1555 – 1561.[/bg_collapse]

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In 1579, Akbar visited Kashmir. He appointed Raja Todarmal (his Finance Minister) to introduce revenue settlement in Kashmir to make it uniform with the rest of his kingdom.[/bg_collapse]

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Kalhana was the first historian who wrote about Kashmir in his book Rajatarangini during 1148 – 1150 AD. It is earliest source on Kashmir that can be labelled as a reliable ‘historical text’. According to Rajatarangini, Kashmir had been ruled by various kings and remained a home to many dynasties.[/bg_collapse]

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The Mughal Governors in Kashmir were corrupt. They started looting people. There was a steep rise in crime and violence. Due to this misrule, two Kashmiri noblemen, Miri Muquim Kant and Khwaja Zahir Didmari invited Ahmad Shah Abdali Durrani of Kabul (Commander of Nadir Shah), who was at Lahore in 1752 to capture Kashmir.[/bg_collapse]

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Lohara dynasty was centred at Lohran and was founded by Sangramraja after the death of Didda (1003 – 28 AD).[/bg_collapse]

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Mihirakula was a Hun invader who wanted to conquer all of North India but was defeated by Yasodharman (ruler of Malwa) in Malwa. After his defeat, he moved to Kashmir and conquered Gandhar where he destroyed many shrines and committed atrocities.[/bg_collapse]

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During the reign of Durlabhvardhana, Chinese pilgrim, Hiuen Tsang visited Kashmir and stayed there for nearly 2 years (1629 – 1631 AD) and studied Sanskrit and Hindu scriptures.[/bg_collapse]

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Gulab Singh got the legal rights of Ladakh to be included in Dogra empire after the Treaty of Amritsar in 1846.[/bg_collapse]

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Tsepal Namgyal built the beautiful Stok Palace which remains the present residence of the royal family of Ladakh.[/bg_collapse]