List of monarchs of Kashmir

Maharaja/Sultan of Kashmir
Last to reign
Hari Singh

23 September 1925 – 17 November 1952
Details
StyleMaharaja
Sultan
Raja
First monarchDurlabhavardhana 625–662
Last monarchHari Singh 1925–1952
Formation625 CE
Abolition17 November 1952
ResidenceAmar Mahal Palace
Mubarak Mandi Palace
Hari Niwas Palace
Akhnoor Fort
Pari Mahal
Hari Parbat Fort
Red Fort
Gulab Bhavan
Sher Garhi Palace
Baghsar Fort
AppointerHereditary
Pretender(s)Karan Singh

This is a list of the monarchs of Kashmir from the establishment of the Karkota dynasty around 625 CE until the cession of parts of Kashmir by the Dogra dynasty to Pakistan in 1947 and then merging into the Indian Union in 1952.

Karkota dynasty (625 – 855)

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List of rulers–[1]
Ruler Reign Ascension year
Durlabhavardhana (Prajnaditya) 38 years 598 CE
Durlabhaka (Pratapaditya II) 60 years 634 CE
Chandrapida (Vajraditya I) 8 years, 8 months 694 CE
Tarapida (Udayaditya) 4 years, 24 days 703 CE
Muktapida (Lalitaditya I) 36 years, 7 months, 11 days 703 CE
Kuvalayapida 1 year, 15 days 739 CE
Vajraditya II (Bappiyaka / Vappiyaka / Lalitaditya II) 7 years 746 CE
Prithivyapida I 4 years, 1 month 750 CE
Sangramapida I 7 days 750 CE
Jayapida (Vinayaditya); Jajja 31 years; 3 years 781 CE
Lalitapida 12 years 793 CE
Sangramapida II (Prithivyapida II) 7 years 805 CE
Chippatajayapida (Brhspati / Vrihaspati) 12 years 812 CE
Ajitapida 37 years 830 CE
Anangapida 3 years 867 CE
Utpalapida 2 years 870 CE

Utpala dynasty (855 – 1012)

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List of rulers–
Ruler Reign (CE)
Avantivarman 853/855–883
Shankaravarman 883–902
Gopalavarman 902–904
Sankata 904
Sugandha 904–906
Partha 906–921
Nirjitavarman 921–922
Chakravarman 922–933
Shuravarman I 933–934
Partha (2nd reign) 934–935
Chakravarman (2nd reign) 935
Shankaravardhana (or Shambhuvardhana) 935–936
Chakravarman (3rd reign) 936–937
Unmattavanti ("Mad Avanti") 937–939
Shuravarman II 939
Yashaskara-deva 939
Varnata 948
Sangramadeva (Sanggrama I) 948
Parvagupta 948–950
Kshemagupta 950–958
Abhimanyu II 958–972
Nandigupta 972–973
Tribhuvanagupta 973–975
Bhimagupta 975–980
Didda 980–1009/1012

Lohar dynasty (1003 – 1339)

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List of rulers–[2]
Ruler Ascension year (CE)
Sangramaraja (Samgramaraja / Kshamapati) 1003 CE
Hariraja 1028 CE
Ananta-deva 1028 CE
Kalasha (Ranaditya II) 1063 CE
Utkarsha 1089 CE
Harsha died in 1101 CE
Uchchala 1101 CE
Sussala unknown
Jayasimha 1111 CE
Paramanuka 1123 CE
Vantideva until 1165 CE
Vuppadeva 1172 CE
Jassaka 1181 CE
Jagadeva 1199 CE
Rājadeva 1213 CE
Samgrāmadeva 1235 CE
Laksmandadeva 1273 CE
Simhadeva 1286 CE
Sūhadeva 1301 CE
Rinchan 1320 C
Udayanadeva 1323 CE
Kota Rani 1338–1339 CE[2]

Shah Mir Dynasty (1339 – 1561)

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No. Titular Name Birth Name Reign
1 Shamsu'd-Dīn Shāh
شَمس اُلدِین شَاہ
Shāh Mīr
شَاہ مِیر
1339 – 1342
2 Jamshīd Shāh
جَمشید شَاہ
Jamshīd
جَمشید
1342 – 1342
3 Alāu'd-Dīn Shāh
عَلاؤ اُلدِین شَاہ
Alī Shēr
عَلی شیر
1343 – 1354
4 Shihābu'd-Dīn Shāh
شِہاب اُلدِین شَاہ
Shīrashāmak
شِیراشَامَک
1354 – 1373
5 Qutbu'd-Dīn Shāh
قُتب اُلدِین شَاہ
Hindāl
حِندَال
1373 – 1389
6 Sikandar Shāh
سِکَندَر شَاہ
Shingara
شِنگَرَہ
1389 – 1412
7 Alī Shāh
عَلی شَاہ
Mīr Khān
مِیر خَان
1412 – 1418
8 Zainu'l-'Ābidīn
زین اُلعَابِدِین
Shāhī Khān
شَاہی خَان
1418 – 1419
9 Alī Shāh
عَلی شَاہ
Mīr Khān
مِیر خَان
1419 – 1420
10 Zainu'l-'Ābidīn
زین اُلعَابِدِین
Shāhī Khān
شَاہی خَان
1420 – 12 May 1470
11 Haider Shāh
حیدِر شَاہ
Hāji Khān
حَاجِی خَان
12 May 1470 – 13 April 1472
12 Hasan Shāh
حَسَن شَاہ
Hasan Khān
حَسَن خَان
13 April 1472 – 19 April 1484
13 Muhammad Shāh
مُحَمَد شَاہ
Muhammad Khān
مُحَمَد خَان
19 April 1484 – 14 October 1486
14 Fatēh Shāh
فَتح شَاہ
Fatēh Khān
فَتح خَان
14 October 1486 – July 1493
15 Muhammad Shāh
مُحَمَد شَاہ
Muhammad Khān
مُحَمَد خَان
July 1493 – 1505
16 Fatēh Shāh
فَتح شَاہ
Fatēh Khān
فَتح خَان
1505 – 1514
17 Muhammad Shāh
مُحَمَد شَاہ
Muhammad Khān
مُحَمَد خَان
1514 – September 1515
18 Fatēh Shāh
فَتح شَاہ
Fatēh Khān
فَتح خَان
September 1515 – August 1517
19 Muhammad Shāh
مُحَمَد شَاہ
Muhammad Khān
مُحَمَد خَان
August 1517 – January 1528
20 Ibrahīm Shāh
اِبرَاہِیم شَاہ
Ibrahīm Khān
اِبرَاہِیم خَان
January 1528 – April 1528
21 Nāzuk Shāh
نَازُک شَاہ
Nādir Shāh
نَادِر شَاہ
April 1528 – June 1530
22 Muhammad Shāh
مُحَمَد شَاہ
Muhammad Khān
مُحَمَد خَان
June 1530 – July 1537
23 Shamsu'd-Dīn Shāh II
شَمس اُلدِین شَاہ دوم
Shamsu'd-Dīn
شَمس اُلدِین
July 1537 – 1540
24 Ismaīl Shāh
اِسمَاعِیل شَاہ
Ismaīl Khān
اِسمَاعِیل خَان
1540 – December 1540
25 Nāzuk Shāh
نَازُک شَاہ
Nādir Shāh
نَادِر شَاہ
December 1540 – December 1552
26 Ibrahīm Shāh
اِبرَاہِیم شَاہ
Ibrahīm Khān
اِبرَاہِیم خَان
December 1552 – 1555
27 Ismaīl Shāh
اِسمَاعِیل شَاہ
Ismaīl Khān
اِسمَاعِیل خَان
1555 – 1557
28 Habīb Shāh
حَبِیب شَاہ
Habīb Khān
حَبِیب خَان
1557 – 1561

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Note: Muhammad Shah had five separate reigns from 1484 to 1537.[4]

Chak dynasty (1561 – 1579)

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Titular Name Personal Name Reign
Muḥammad Humāyūn
محمد ہمایوں
Ghazi Shah

غازی شاہ چَک

1561 – 1563
Nasiru'd-Din

ناصرالدین

Husain Shah

حُسین شاہ چَک

1563 – 1570
Zahīru'd-Din Muhammad Alī

ظہیرالدین محمد علی

Ali Shah

عَلی شاہ چَک

1570 – December 1578
Nasiru'd-Din Ghazi

ناصرالدین غازی

Yousuf Shah (1)

یُوسُفْ شاہ چَک

December 1578 – February 1579

Baihaqi dynasty

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Title Personal Name Reign
Sultan
سلطان
Sayyid Mubarak Baihaqi

سيد مبارک بیهقی

February 1579 – November 1579

Chak dynasty Restored (1579 – 1589)

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Titular Name Personal Name Reign
Lohar Ghazi

لوہر غازی

Lohar Khan

لوہر خان چَک

November 1579 – November 1580
Nasiru'd-Din Ghazi

ناصرالدین غازی

Yousuf Shah (2)

یُوسُفْ شاہ چَک

November 1580 – 14 February 1586
Ismā'īl Shah

اسماعیل شاہ

Yakub Shah

یَعقوب شاہ چَک

14 February 1586 – 8 August 1589
  • Yakub Shah was dethroned on 14 October 1586 by the Mughals but continued to use the title of the Sultan of Kashmir till 1589.

Mughal Robber Gang (1586 – 1752)

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Portrait Titular Name Birth Name Birth Reign Death
1 Akbar
اکبر
Abu'l Fath Jalal Ud-Din Muhammad
ابوالفتح جلال الدین محمد
15 October 1542 Umerkot, Pakistan 14 October 1586 – 27 October 1605

(19 years 0 months 13 days)

27 October 1605 (aged 63) Agra, India
2 Jahangir
جہانگیر
Nur Ud-Din Baig Muhammad khan Salim
نورالدین بیگ محمد خان سلیم
31 August 1569 Agra, India 3 November 1605 – 28 October 1627

(21 years 11 months 23 days)

28 October 1627 (aged 58) Jammu and Kashmir, India
3 Shah Jahan
شاہ جہان
Shahab Ud-Din Muhammad Khurram
شہاب الدین محمد خرم
5 January 1592 Lahore, Pakistan 19 January 1628 – 31 July 1658

(30 years 8 months 25 days)

22 January 1666 (aged 74) Agra, India
4 Aurangzeb
اورنگزیب

Alamgir
عالمگیر

Muhi Ud-Din Muhammad
محی الدین محمد
3 November 1618 Gujarat, India 31 July 1658 – 3 March 1707

(48 years 7 months 0 days)

3 March 1707 (aged 88) Ahmednagar, India
5 Azam Shah
اعظم شاہ
Qutb Ud-Din Muhammad
قطب الدين محمد
28 June 1653 Burhanpur, India 14 March 1707 – 20 June 1707 20 June 1707 (aged 53) Agra, India
6 Bahadur Shah
بہادر شاہ

Shah Alam
شاہ عالم

Abul-Nasr Sayyid Qutb-ud-din Mirza Muhammad Muazzam
ابوالنصر سید قطب الدین مرزا محمد معظم
14 October 1643 Burhanpur, India 19 June 1707 – 27 February 1712

(4 years, 253 days)

27 February 1712 (aged 68) Lahore, Pakistan
7 Jahandar Shah
جہاندار شاہ
Mu'izz-ud-Din Beg Muhammad Khan Bahādur
معیز الدین بیگ محمد خان بہادر
9 May 1661 Deccan, India 27 February 1712 – 11 February 1713

(0 years, 350 days)

12 February 1713 (aged 51) Delhi, India
8 Farrukhsiyar
فرخ سیر
Abu'l Muzaffar Muīn-ud-Dīn Muhammad Shāh Farrukhsiyar Alim Akbar Sāni Wālā Shān Pādshāh-i-bahr-u-bar
ابوالمظفر معین الدین محمد شاہ فرخ سیار علیم اکبر ثانی والا شان پادشاہ البحر البر
Puppet King Under the Sayyids of Barha
20 August 1685 Aurangabad, India 11 January 1713 – 28 February 1719

(6 years, 48 days)

19 April 1719 (aged 33) Delhi, India
9 Rafi ud-Darajat
رفیع الدرجات
Abu'l Barakat Shams-ud-Din Muhammad Rafi ud-Darajat Padshah Ghazi Shahanshah-i-Bahr-u-Bar
ابوالبرکات شمس الدین محمد رفیع الدراجات پادشاہ غازی شہنشاہ البحر البر
Puppet King Under the Sayyids of Barha
1 December 1699 28 February 1719 – 6 June 1719

(0 years, 98 days)

6 June 1719 (aged 19) Agra, India
10 Shah Jahan II
شاہ جہان دوم
Rafi-ud-Din Muhammad Rafi-ud-Daulah
رفیع الدین محمد رفیع الدولہ
Puppet King Under the Sayyids of Barha
5 January 1696 6 June 1719 – 17 September 1719

(0 years, 105 days)

18 September 1719 (aged 23) Agra, India
11 Muhammad Shah
محمد شاہ
Nasir-ud-Din Muḥammad Shah Roshan Akhtar Bahadur Ghazi
ناصر الدین محمد شاہ روشن اختر بہادر غازی
Puppet King Under the Sayyids of Barha
7 August 1702 Ghazni, Afghanistan 27 September 1719 – 26 April 1748

(28 years, 212 days)

26 April 1748 (aged 45) Delhi, India
12 Ahmad Shah Bahadur
احمد شاہ بہادر
Abu-Nasir Mujahid ud-din Muhammad Ahmad Shah Bahadur Ghazi
ابو ناصر مجاہد الدین محمد احمد شاہ بہادر غازی
23 December 1725 Delhi, India 29 April 1748 – 1752

(4 years)

1 January 1775 (aged 49) Delhi, India

Durrani Empire (1752 – 1754)

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NameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImage
Ahmad Shah Durrani
  • the Father of the Nation
1720/1722 – 4 June 177217521754Established the Durrani dynasty and the Durrani Empire; Considered founder of modern AfghanistanDurraniAhmad Shah Durrani of Afghanistan

Raja of Kashmir

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Titular Name(s) Personal Name Reign
Raja Jiwan
راجہ جیون
Sukh Jiwan Mal Sahni
سکھ جیون مال ساہنی
1754–1762

Durrani Robber Gang Restored (1762 – 1819)

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NameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImage
Ahmad Shah Durrani
  • the Father of the Nation
1720/1722 – 4 June 177217624 June 1772Established the Durrani dynasty and the Durrani Empire; Considered founder of modern AfghanistanDurraniAhmad Shah Durrani of Afghanistan
Timur Shah DurraniDecember 1746 – 20 May 1793November 177220 May 1793Son of Ahmad Shah Durrani
Preserved the Durrani Empire following the death of his father after fighting off civil war in 1772, and multiple rebellions
DurraniTimur Shah Durrani of Afghanistan
Zaman Shah Durrani1770–184420 May 179325 July 1801
(deposed)
Son of Timur Shah Durrani
Engaged in civil war with his brothers after the death of his father, later being deposed
DurraniZaman Shah Durrani of Afghanistan
Mahmud Shah Durrani
  • Shah Mahmud
1769 – 18 April 182925 July 180113 July 1803
(deposed)
Son of Timur Shah Durrani
Engaged in civil war with his brothers after the death of his father, later being deposed
DurraniMahmud Shah Durrani of Afghanistan
Shah Shujah Durrani
  • Inayat-i-llahi, Shuja ul-Mulk, Muhammad Bahadur
4 November 1785 – 5 April 184213 July 18033 May 1809
(deposed)
Son of Timur Shah Durrani
Engaged in civil war with his brothers after the death of his father, later being deposed, and making multiple attempts to reclaim his throne
DurraniShah Shujah Durrani of Afghanistan
Mahmud Shah Durrani
(2nd reign)
  • Shah Mahmud
1769 – 18 April 18293 May 18091818
(deposed)
Son of Timur Shah Durrani
Exiled to Herat following his deposition during his second reign
DurraniMahmud Shah Durrani of Afghanistan
Ali Shah Durrani18181819
(deposed)
Son of Timur Shah DurraniDurraniAli Shah Durrani of Afghanistan

Sikh Empire (1819 – 1846)

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S. No. Name Portrait Birth and death Reign Note
1 Maharaja Ranjit Singh 13 November 1780 (Gujranwala) 27 June 1839 (Lahore) 5 July 1819 27 June 1839 19 years, 357 days The first Sikh king Stroke
2 Maharaja Kharak Singh 22 February 1801 (Lahore) 5 November 1840 (Lahore) 27 June 1839 8 October 1839 103 days Son of Ranjit Singh Poisoning
3 Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh 11 February 1820 (Lahore) 6 November 1840 (Lahore) 8 October 1839 6 November 1840 1 year, 29 days Son of Kharak Singh Assassinated
4 Maharani Chand Kaur
1802 (Fatehgarh Churian) 11 June 1842 (Lahore) 6 November 1840 18 January 1841 73 days Wife of Kharak Singh and the only female ruler of Sikh Empire Abdicated
5 Maharaja Sher Singh 4 December 1807 (Batala) 15 September 1843 (Lahore) 18 January 1841 15 September 1843 2 years, 240 days Son of Ranjit Singh Assassinated
6 Maharaja Duleep Singh 6 September 1838 (Lahore) 22 October 1893 (Paris) 15 September 1843 16 March 1846 2 years, 182 days Son of Ranjit Singh Exiled

State of Jammu and Kashmir (1846 – 1952)

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Title Personal Name Reign
Maharaja Gulab Singh 16 March 1846 – 20 February 1856
Maharaja Ranbir Singh 20 February 1856 – 12 September 1885
Maharaja Pratap Singh 12 September 1885 – 23 September 1925
Maharaja Hari Singh 12 September 1925 – 17 November 1952

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b Pillai, P. Govinda (4 October 2022). The Bhakti Movement: Renaissance or Revivalism?. Taylor & Francis. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-000-78039-0.
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  4. ^ "The COININDIA Coin Galleries: Sultans of Kashmir".