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Sikander Shah Mir was the 6th Sultan of the Muslim Kashmiri Shah Mir dynasty. He ruled from 1389 to 1413 over the region of Kashmir, and is widely regarded as the individual who firmly established Islam in Kashmir.
He obtained the title of Butshikan (meaning idol-breaker) because he was widely renowned for destruction of numerous temples, chaityas, viharas, shrines, and hermitages.
As a devout Muslim, Sikander forbid any and all things that are considered undesirable in Islam. This includes things such as dance, drama, music, iconography, gambling, alcohol, and instruments.
Under Sikander, the Shah Mir dynasty's army was at it's peak strength with good discipline and organisation, allowing him to launch attacks into surrounding regions in 1398 that were seldom unsuccessful.
Under Sikander's rule, Kashmir also attracted many scholars from places such as Baghdad and Bukhara, who would spread their knowledge to students throughout the region.
Like other Muslim rulers of South Asia, Sikander also had a passion for building magnificent structures, many of which are unfortunately untraceable today or left in ruins, but some still remain intact, such as the Jami Masjid.
Sikander's rule also happened to coincide with Tamerlane's invasion of South Asia, against the Tughlaq Dynasty. Once Tamerlane had conquered Delhi he sent gifts to Sikander as a gesture of goodwill, which established amicable relations between the two powerful Muslim rulers, however, they never physically met in person (exchanges were always through envoys).
http://lostkashmirihistory.com/sultan-sikandar-man-myth/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikandar_Butshikan
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He obtained the title of Butshikan (meaning idol-breaker) because he was widely renowned for destruction of numerous temples, chaityas, viharas, shrines, and hermitages.
As a devout Muslim, Sikander forbid any and all things that are considered undesirable in Islam. This includes things such as dance, drama, music, iconography, gambling, alcohol, and instruments.
Under Sikander, the Shah Mir dynasty's army was at it's peak strength with good discipline and organisation, allowing him to launch attacks into surrounding regions in 1398 that were seldom unsuccessful.
Under Sikander's rule, Kashmir also attracted many scholars from places such as Baghdad and Bukhara, who would spread their knowledge to students throughout the region.
Like other Muslim rulers of South Asia, Sikander also had a passion for building magnificent structures, many of which are unfortunately untraceable today or left in ruins, but some still remain intact, such as the Jami Masjid.
Sikander's rule also happened to coincide with Tamerlane's invasion of South Asia, against the Tughlaq Dynasty. Once Tamerlane had conquered Delhi he sent gifts to Sikander as a gesture of goodwill, which established amicable relations between the two powerful Muslim rulers, however, they never physically met in person (exchanges were always through envoys).
http://lostkashmirihistory.com/sultan-sikandar-man-myth/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikandar_Butshikan
@Kaptaan @PAKISTANFOREVER @Max @pak-marine @pakdefender @El Sidd @Areesh @Mugwop @Zarvan @BHarwana @Iqbal Ali @Ahmet Pasha @Ahmad Sajjad Paracha @AUz @waz @Oscar @Horus @WebMaster @Moonlight @Divergent @Luffy 500 @Mentee @Sharif al-Hijaz @Talwar e Pakistan @Clutch
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