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Husain Shah Chak
Husain (Persian: حُسین, romanized: Ḥusaīn, lit. 'handsome'; Persian pronunciation: u.ˈsajn, born Ḥusaīn Shāh Chak (Persian: حُسین شاہ چَک, Kashmiri: حُسین شاہ ژَھک) was the second Chak Sultan. He succeeded his brother Ghazi Shah Chak after Ghazi abdicated the throne in Husain's favour in 1563. Husain was the 20th Sultan of Kashmir and ruled Kashmir until 1570. He served as a general under his father Hussain Khan and then under his elder brother Ghazi Shah. Husain gradually increased his power throughout the Valley and extended his realm in the hill states of Jammu, Kishtwar and Rajauri. He adopted policies that were politically, culturally and economically beneficial. Ruling through a centralised system, he made his cabinet of ministers follow strict rules. To establish peace in his Sultanate, he constituted peaceful relationships with foreign authorities. He held co-operative and contributive talks with his subjects. Husain is regarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasiruddin
Nasiruddin () was originally a honorific title and is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. There are many variant spellings in English due to transliteration including Nasir al-Din, and Nasruddin. Notable people with the title or name include: People with the given name Nasiruddin * Nasiruddin Sailani Badesha (died 1507), Sufi saint * Nasiruddin Chowdhury (born 1985), Bangladeshi footballer * Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi (1274–1356), mystic-poet and Sufi saint * Nasiruddin Faruque (born 1983), Bangladeshi cricketer * Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah of Bengal (died 1459), sultan of Bengal * Nasiruddin Mahmud (eldest son of Iltutmish) Nāṣir ad-Dīn Maḥmūd ( fa, ; r. 1227–1229) was the eldest son of the Delhi Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish and his chief consort Turkan Khatun, (as the court historian Minhaj-i Siraj Juzjani clearly mentioned in the Tabaqat-i Nasiri, th ... (died 1229), ruler of Bengal * Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah, Sultan of Delhi (1246–1266), Musli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jahangir
Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (; ), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until he died in 1627. He was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. Early life Prince Salim was the third son born to Akbar and his favourite Queen Consort, Mariam-uz-Zamani in Fatehpur Sikri on 30 August 1569. He had two elder brothers, Hassan Mirza and Hussain Mirza, born as twins to his parents in 1564, both of whom died in infancy. Since these children had died in infancy, Akbar sought the blessing of holy men for an heir-apparent to his empire. When Akbar was informed of the news that his chief Hindu wife was expecting a child, an order was passed for the establishment of a royal palace in Sikri near the lodgings of Shaikh Salim Chisti, where the Empress could enjoy the repose being in the vicinity of the revered saint. Mariam was shifted to the palace established there and during her pregnancy, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarikh I Kashmir
The ''Tarikh-i-Kashmir'' (History of Kashmir) refers to several history books of Kashmir's Sultanate period, some of them lost and partially used as sources for the others. Lost sources Earlier lost sources include; * History of Mullah Ahmad Kashmiri (lost) * History of Mullah Nadiri (lost) Use of Mullah Nadiri in Ahmadi texts The Ahmadi writer Khwaja Nazir Ahmad in his advocacy of evidence for Jesus in India (1952) produced a photograph of a page in a folio he had tried to purchase in 1946 which he identified as being from Mullah Nadri.Khwaja Nazir Ahmad ''Jesus in heaven on earth'' Woking 1952; page 393 (11 of pdf) "Photograph of a folio from Tarikh-i-Kashmir (See page 401)" Page 366 "... Khwaja Hasan Malik Chaduara, who wrote his Tarikh-i-Kashmir during the reign of ... Khwaja Hassan Malik in his Tarikh-i-Kashmir also speaks of these four inscriptions.5 T will quote only the first and third inscriptions .. The folio is now lost and no identification of the document had been ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuzk-e-Jahangiri
''Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri'' or ''Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri'' ( fa, ) or Jahangir-nama ( fa, ) is the autobiography of Mughal Emperor Jahangir (1569–1627). Also referred to as ''Jahangirnama'', the ''Tuzk-e-Jahangiri'' is written in Persian, and follows the tradition of his great-grandfather, Babur (1487–1530), who had written the ''Baburnama''; though Jahangir went a step further and besides writing on the history of his reign, he included details such as his reflections on art, politics, and information about his family. He wrote the memoirs in stages through most of his life until 1622. His own manuscript was magnificently illustrated by his studio of painters, but the illustrations were very early dispersed, many being found in '' muraqqa'' (albums) compiled by his sons. Several are in the British Library. Overview The text details the first 19 years of his reign (from 1605–1623), but he gave up the writing of his memoirs in 1621. The complete ''Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri'' written by Jaha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain-i-Akbari
The ''Ain-i-Akbari'' ( fa, ) or the "Administration of Akbar", is a 16th-century detailed document recording the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar, written by his court historian, Abu'l Fazl in the Persian language. It forms Volume III and the final part of the much larger document, the '' Akbarnama'' (''Account of Akbar''), also by Abu'l-Fazl, and is itself in three volumes. Contents The ''Ain-i-Akbari'' is the third volume of the ''Akbarnama'' containing information on Akbar's reign in the form of administrative reports, similar to a gazetteer. In Blochmann's explanation, "it contains the 'āīn' (i.e. mode of governing) of Emperor Akbar, and is in fact the administrative report and statistical return of his government as it was about 1590."Blochmann, H. (tr.) (1927, reprint 1993). ''The Ain-I Akbari by Abu'l-Fazl Allami'', Vol. I, Calcutta: The Asiatic Society, preface (first edition) The ''Ain-i-Akbari'' is divided into five books. The first book call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akbarnama
The ''Akbarnama'', which translates to ''Book of Akbar'', the official chronicle of the reign of Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor (), commissioned by Akbar himself and written by his court historian and biographer, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak. It was written in Persian, which was the literary language of the Mughals, and includes vivid and detailed descriptions of his life and times. It followed the '' Baburnama'', the more personal memoir by his grandfather, Babur, founder of the dynasty. It was produced in the form of lavishly illustrated manuscripts. The work was commissioned by Akbar, and written by Abul Fazl, who was one of the ''Nine Jewels'' (Hindustani: Navaratnas) of Akbar's royal court. It is stated that the book took seven years to be completed. The original manuscripts contained many miniature paintings supporting the texts, thought to have been illustrated between and 1594 by at least forty-nine different artists from Akbar's imperial workshop, representing the best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haidar Malik
Haidar Malik Chadurah (died 1627) was an administrator, and soldier in Kashmir in the service of Salim Nuruddin Jahangir, the fourth Mughal Emperor from 1605 until his death in 1627. Haidar Malik wrote the best known Persian-language history of Kashmir (completed 1621) one of several books entitled '' Tarikh-i-Kashmir'', identified as ''Tarikh-i-Haidar Malik''. Malik Muhammad Chadurah was born in Chadurah, a village ten miles south of Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ..., as the son of Hasan Malik. His history was translated into English as Haidar Malik Chadurah ''History of Kashmir'', Raja Bano, Bhavna Prakashan, 1991. Family The decedents of Haider Malik are currently residing in the downtown Zaidibal. As per the records the heads of 3 families of Haider M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarikh-i-Kashmir
The ''Tarikh-i-Kashmir'' (History of Kashmir) refers to several history books of Kashmir's Sultanate period, some of them lost and partially used as sources for the others. Lost sources Earlier lost sources include; * History of Mullah Ahmad Kashmiri (lost) * History of Mullah Nadiri (lost) Use of Mullah Nadiri in Ahmadi texts The Ahmadi writer Khwaja Nazir Ahmad in his advocacy of evidence for Jesus in India (1952) produced a photograph of a page in a folio he had tried to purchase in 1946 which he identified as being from Mullah Nadri.Khwaja Nazir Ahmad ''Jesus in heaven on earth'' Woking 1952; page 393 (11 of pdf) "Photograph of a folio from Tarikh-i-Kashmir (See page 401)" Page 366 "... Khwaja Hasan Malik Chaduara, who wrote his Tarikh-i-Kashmir during the reign of ... Khwaja Hassan Malik in his Tarikh-i-Kashmir also speaks of these four inscriptions.5 T will quote only the first and third inscriptions .. The folio is now lost and no identification of the document had been m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultanate
This article includes a list of successive Islamic state, Islamic states and History of Islam, Muslim dynasties beginning with the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (570–632 CE) and the early Muslim conquests that Spread of Islam, spread Islam outside of the Arabian Peninsula, and continuing through to the present day. The first-ever establishment of an Islamic polity goes back to the Muhammad in Medina, Islamic State of Medina, which was established by Muhammad in the city of Medina in 622 CE. Following Death of Muhammad, his death in 632 CE, Rashidun, his immediate successors established the Rashidun Caliphate, which was further succeeded by the Umayyad Caliphate and later the Abbasid Caliphate. While the primary Caliphate, caliphates gradually fractured and fell, other Muslim dynasties rose; some of these dynasties established notable and prominent Islamic empires, such as the Ottoman Empire centered around Anatolia, the Safavid Iran, Safavid Empire of Greater Iran, Persi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajouri District
Rajouri (or Rajauri) is a district of Jammu region in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Line of Control lies to its west, Poonch to its north, the Reasi district to the east and the Jammu district to its south. Rajouri is famous for its "Kalari" (made from milk). Representing an ancient principality, Rajouri was a joint district, along with Reasi, at the time of princely state's accession to India in 1947. The two tehsils were separated and Rajouri was merged with the Poonch district. Rajouri again became a separate district in 1968. The Rajouri district comprises 13 tehsils (boroughs). The land is mostly fertile and mountainous. Maize, wheat and rice are the main crops of the area and the main source of the irrigation is the river Tawi that originates from the mountains of Pir Panjal. Geography The Rajouri district is bordered on the west by Pakistan-controlled Azad Kashmir's Kotli district, on the north by the Indian part of the Poonch distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
