Until the 12th century, Kashmir had a population of Hindu and Buddhist, how to spread Islam, and many Muslims of Muslims today – Kashmir Pandit Hindu majority Hindu majority

Kashmir, known as the long -standing Muslim -dominated region, is a completely Hindu population. Among them, the social status of the Kashmir Brahmins is best. But then it came to a time when the population of the entire state began to change. Brahmins also converted to Islam by converting religion. However, a different thing is that after converting religion, he did not change his family name. Many such Muslims can be seen from Kashmir to urban areas, in which family names are still intact.

Until the third century, there were more Hindus in Kashmir and more people in Shivism. They trusted Shiva. There were many classes in which Kashmir Brahmins topped the list, which was education, or song and music. Later, after the Emperor Ashoka, followers of the Buddhism increased here. Many stupa were built in Kashmir, but even then most people were Hindus. Kashmir wrote the book Brahman Kalhan Rajadharangini. In the book written in Sanskrit, the full details of the time of the ancient kings are found. P Buddhism is also mentioned in Kalhan’s book. When did Islam come here? And how to spread?

When the Islamic regime reached India, the change began in the 11th century.

Mahmood Kasnavi carried out many attacks on India at the time, but could not reach Kashmir because the roads were very difficult, and there were powerful people, including the king. After this, the gentle effect began to appear, but the 14th century shows the change.

Later, a man named Shah Mir started the rule on Kashmir. There are different ideas in history about Shah Mir. Some consider him to be a Turk descent, and some are from Afghanistan. The big section says that Shah Mir was born in a Brahmin family in Kashmir. Over time, he switched to Islam and began to act like a commander. Gradually, he became the king gaining powers.

The Shah Mir Valley laid the foundation of the Shah Mir Dynasty, which became the royal family of Kashmir. This is the first Muslim dynasty to rule there. But somewhere it was soft. At the end of the century, Alexander, the descendant of Shah Mirin, took over. He was very aggressive in religious matters and began to threaten those who did not do so.

In his era, extremism was so much that he was called Alexander Fethish. Forticolcher means without reason, ie statues. He asked the soldiers to break the temples of the Buddhist with the Hindus. For the first time in the valley, non -mascles were taxed, which was called Gizia. Many Hindus settled at this time. They went to the Himalayas to areas like Jammu or Congra. At the same time, thousands of Brahmins adopted Islam.

By the way, there is also a softness in the story of population change in Kashmir. Sufi saints also came during this period of power. Their pattern is different. Sufi Pulpool Shah was the first to come to Kashmir. Considering his learning, the king of Rinjan converted to Muslim religion. Then came from Iran, Syed Ali Hamdani. Apart from religion, he brought Persian Kalashilp with him. It is time to make crafts like weaving and fainting. His believers went to every corner of Kashmir and spread Islam. Then the lower class people began to quickly change religion because they had the opportunity to come equally.

Another Sufi monk is Nooruddin Noorani or Sheikh Nooruddin Wali. They became a bridge between Hindus and Muslims. There were Muslims who believed that Hindus were. The Hindu division is known as Nanda Rishi, which resides in hilly areas and eating empty meals. Soon the Hindus began to accept Islam under their influence.

In the 19th century, the British writer of the Kashmir Valley Sir Walter’s book was mentioned in the Valley of Sufi. Lawrence wrote in details that Shah Mir Sufi has a hand like saints Syed Ali Hamdani and Nooruddin Nooroni in the change rather than the religious fanaticism of the Mir Dynasty. There was less heresy, but the song and music were high. The form of Kashmir of Islam became a slightly different Sufi-Islam, called Kashmir Islam.

Brahmins were converting religion, but not ready to change their family name. There is no objection to the Muslim rulers. So, even after the change, the Brahmins maintained their cultural aspects, especially.

Even today, some Kashmir Muslim families show the Hindu consequences. For example, at the time of marriage, the ritual used by yellow is similar to Hindu marriages. The tradition of naming children is also left somewhere by looking at good times. In addition, the family names of many Muslim Kashmiris are still out of the Hindu descent, such as butt (butt or butt), tar (made by tar), solo, sofi, Raina.

The dynasties of the old pundits became Muslims still alive. They consider the fact that their ancestors were once Kashmir Pandit. The family still holds the details of the history of their family, which also contains the account of the events of change. However, they do not regret it, but believe in the accepted religion.

Now talk about the Buddhism in the valley, it was strong, but something weak in front of the Shiva faction. Later, after the spread of Islam, many PA ISSS began to enroll themselves into Hinduism to avoid the new situation, so they gained the second majority. Many ISSS migrated from Kashmir to Tibet and other parts of the Himalayas. This is the reason why it is very low to believe in the religion of Buddhism, near Srinagar or near Kashmir, at the same time, the part of Ladakh is the Moserity in Ladakh.