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The Kashmir shawl, the predecessor of the contemporary cashmere shawl, is a type of shawl identified by its distinctive Kashmiri weave and for being made of fine shahtoosh or pashmina wool. Contemporary variants include the pashmina and shahtoosh shawls (often mononymously referred to simply as the pashmina and shahtoosh).
In 1568, Kashmir was conquered by Babur's grandson Akbar. [13] In Akbar's time, a pair of pashmina shawls was an expected part of khil'at ceremonies. [13] From the 16th to the early 20th centuries, the Safavid, Zand, and Qajar emperors of Iran also wore pashmina and gifted Kashmir shawls as khilat within their political and religious practices ...
These goats provide the wool for Kashmir's famous pashmina shawls. Shawls made from Pashmina wool are considered very fine, and are exported worldwide. The Changthangi goats have revitalised the poor economy of Changthang, Ladakh where the wool production generates more than $8 million a year. [8]: 83
Pashmina shawls have been a fashion essential around the world for centuries, dating back to 200 years ago when Napoleon presented his wife with one. The silky cloth which is known as the finest ...
It is one of the oldest handicraft of Kashmir. This craft has been a part of the valley since the time of Mughals. The shawls are woven from pashmina yarn. [2] The government of Jammu and Kashmir has granted a geographical indication to the Kani shawl, making it illegal to sell shawls made outside of the Kanihama area as Kani shawls. [1]
Literature of Kashmir has a long history, the oldest texts having been composed in the Sanskrit language. Early names include Patanjali, the author of the Mahābhāṣya commentary on Pāṇini's grammar, suggested by some to have been the same to write the Hindu treatise known as the Yogasutra, and Dridhbala, who revised the Charaka Samhita of Ayurveda.
Pashmina is the fine variant of spun cashmere wool. Pashmina may also refer to: Pashmina (graphic novel), a 2017 novel by Nidhi Chanani; Pashmina goat or changthani, the source of Pashmina wool; Pashmina shawl, a popular garment and variant of the Kashmir shawl; Pashmina - Dhaage Mohabbat Ke, a 2023 Indian romantic drama television series
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