Muhammad Shah Mir (Kashmiri: محمد شاہ میر) also simply known as Muhammad Shah (Kashmiri: محمد شاہ), was a member of the Shah Mir dynasty who served as the 12th Sultan of Kashmir.

Muhammad Shah
محمد شاہ
Sultan of Kashmir
Shah
Coinage of Muhammad Shah, c. 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

Life

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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

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  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".