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Kashmiri papier-mâché is a handicraft of Kashmir that was brought by Muslim saint Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani from Persia in the 14th century to medieval India. It is based primarily on paper pulp, and is a richly decorated, colourful artifact; generally in the form of vases, bowls, or cups (with and without metal rims), boxes, trays, bases of ...
Shib ad-Din became a follower of Mir Syed Hasan Semnani and so Hamadani was welcomed in Kashmir by the king and his heir apparent Qutbu'd-Din Shah. At that time, the Kashmiri ruler, Qutub ad-Din Shah was at war with Firuz Shah Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi, but Hamdani brokered a peace. Hamdani stayed in Kashmir for six months.
Kashmiri artisan carving walnut wood. Kashmiri handicrafts is a traditional art of Kashmiri people and artisans who make, craft, and decorate objects by hand. Ganderbal, and Budgam are the main districts in central Kashmir which have been making handicrafts products since ages.
The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Sikandar Butshikan in 1395 CE in memory of the Islamic preacher Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani. In recent centuries, some have claimed it was built on top of the ruins of a Hindu Kali temple, [ 3 ] although such claims have been thoroughly traced and refuted. [ 4 ]
Mir Syed Hussain Simnani was an Indian Sufi saint from the 8th century Hijri, known for his role in the spread of Islam in the Kashmir Valley. He hailed from Simnan in Iran and is celebrated for his philanthropic mission and spiritual teachings in South Kashmir's Kulgam district . [ 1 ]
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Mirwaiz (Urdu: میر واعظ, from mir, chief and waiz, preacher) is a hereditary institution of head priests that is unique to the Kashmir Valley. [1] [2] The traditional role of mirwaizes is to provide religious education in the shrines and mosques.