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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. 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 ).
A review in the South Asia Research found Zutshi's to be pioneering scholarship that would be a must-read for any scholar working on Kashmir. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Her second monograph was Kashmir’s Contested Pasts: Narratives, Sacred Geographies and the Historical Imagination (Oxford University Press, 2014). [ 2 ]
The history of Kashmir, from 1846 to 1947 part of the princely state of Kashmir and Jammu, and from 1947 divided between the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (now split into Ladakh and the union territory Jammu and Kashmir) and the Pakistani territories of the Gilgit Agency and Baltistan (now amalgamated as Gilgit-Baltistan) and Azad Kashmir.
Kashmir (/ ˈ k æ ʃ m ɪər / KASH-meer or / k æ ʃ ˈ m ɪər / kash-MEER) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent.Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range.
Sketch of Shah Hamadan mosque dating back to 1906. The Kashmir Sultanate, [b] historically Latinised as the Sultanate of Cashmere and officially known as the State of Kashmir, was a medieval kingdom established in the early 14th century, primarily in the Kashmir Valley, found in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.
Rice is the staple food of Kashmiris and has been so since ancient times. [9] Meat, along with rice, is the most popular food item in Kashmir. [10] Kashmiris consume meat voraciously. [11] Despite being Brahmins, most Kashmiri Hindus are meat eaters. [12] Kashmiri beverages include Noon Chai or Sheer Chai and Kahwah or Kehew.
The Kashmir Valley is the only region of the former princely state where the majority of the population is unhappy with its current status. The Hindus of Jammu and Buddhists of Ladakh are content under Indian administration. Muslims of Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas are content under Pakistani administration.
early 9th century 3 Vairisimha (I) early 9th century 4 Siyaka (I) mid of 9th century 5 Vakpatiraj (I) late 9th to early 10th century 6 Vairisimha (II) mid of 10th century 7 Siyaka (II) 940–972 8 Vakpatiraj (II) alias Munja: 972–990 9 Sindhuraja: 990–1010 10 Bhoja: 1010–1055 11 JayasimhaI: 1055–1070 12 Udayaditya: 1070–1086 13 ...