Muhammad Shah Mir

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Muhammad Shah
محمد شاہ
Sultan of Kashmir
Shah
Coinage of Muhammad Shah 1484
12th Sultan of Kashmir
Reign19 April 1484 – 14 October 1486
Coronation1484
PredecessorHasan Shah
SuccessorFateh Shah
ReignJuly 1493 – 1505
PredecessorFateh Shah
SuccessorFateh Shah
Reign1514 – September 1515
PredecessorFateh Shah
SuccessorFateh Shah
ReignAugust 1517 – January 1528
PredecessorFateh Shah
SuccessorIbrahim Shah
ReignJune 1530 – July 1537
PredecessorNadir Shah
SuccessorShamsu'd-Din II
Born1450s
Kashmir, Shah-Mir Sultanate
Died1537
Kashmir, Shah-Mir Sultanate
Burial
Kashmir
Names
Muhammad Shah Mir
DynastyShah Mir[1]
FatherHasan Shah
ReligionSunni Islam

Muhammad Shah Mir ( محمد شاہ میر) also simply known as Muhammad Shah (Kashmiri محمد شاہ) was 12th Sultan of Kashmir from the Shah Mir dynasty.

Life[edit]

Muhammad Shah was the member of Shah-Mir dynasty, the powerful dynasty of Kashmir. He came to power in 1484 and he succeeded Hasan Shah. He had five separate reigns from 1484 to 1537.[2]

He was succeeded by Fath Shah three times. He was succeeded by Ibrahim Shah after his fourth reign ended. He was succeeded by Sultan Shams-ud-Din after his death.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sharma, R. S. (1992), A Comprehensive History of India, Orient Longmans, p. 628, ISBN 978-81-7007-121-1
  2. ^ "The COININDIA Coin Galleries: Sultans of Kashmir".