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3. Sultanat: Sufi Saints and Game of Thrones

3. Sultanat: Sufi Saints and Game of Thrones

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In this episode, we explore Kashmir’s transformation after the arrival of Mir Syed Ali Hamadani and the spread of Islam. Discover how Sufi masters rose to power, shaping both spiritual and political landscapes as rulers sought legitimacy from religious scholars.

We also dive into the turbulent 16th century, marked by the fall of Budshah’s rule, foreign interventions, civil wars, and the fierce power struggle among the Chak rulers—a real-life game of thrones in Kashmir’s history.


🎙️ Guest: Dr. Zubair Khalid PhD, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU Expert on the Kashmiri Sultanate, Islam, Sufism, and the region’s material and intellectual history.


2:28: How to read medieval history of Kashmir11:30: Frameworks of history around Kashmir's Sultanat period.23:45: The impact of Mir Syed Ali Hamdani and other Muslim scholars28:40: The role of Sayyids and Shaykh Hamza Makhdoom35:03: Shams-ud-din Araki vs Hamza Makhdoom
47:00: The arrival of Mirza Haider Dughlat53:59: Chak Game of Thrones
1:02:04: Did Sufis invite Mughals into Kashmir?1:12:18: The Mughal Rule brief1:16:35: Sultanat Top 5


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