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The picturesque valley of Kashmir situated on the northern extremity of India, occupies a position of unique and strategic importance in the sub-continent of India. It excels in beauty, art, architecture, culture and tradition, rivers, mountains, flora and fauna than several regions of the world. So far so, some eminent writers have compared this Himalayan range with that of Switzerland. Whereas, Kashmir bore the pangs of various onslaughts from North-West, Switzerland enjoyed peaceful peaces for centuries. The present theme - Encyclopedia of Kashmir has been carefully conceive Can finally categorized into the following volumes: 1. Ancient and Medieval Kashmir 2. Kashmir Art, Architecture and Tourism 3. Kashmir During British Rule 4. Modem Kashmir 5. Kashmir-The Constitutional Status 6 Nehru and Kashmir 7. Sheikh Abdullah and Kashmir 8. Kashmir and United Nations 9. Kashmir Society and Culture 10. Economic Life of Kashmir

The picturesque valley of Kashmir situated on the northern extremity of India, occupies a position of unique and strategic importance in the sub-continent of India. It excels in beauty, art, architecture, culture and tradition, rivers, mountains, flora and fauna than several regions of the world. So far so, some eminent writers have compared this Himalayan range with that of Switzerland. Whereas, Kashmir bore the pangs of various onslaughts from North-West, Switzerland enjoyed peaceful peaces for centuries. The present theme - Encyclopedia of Kashmir has been carefully conceive Can finally categorized into the following volumes: 1. Ancient and Medieval Kashmir 2. Kashmir Art, Architecture and Tourism 3. Kashmir During British Rule 4. Modem Kashmir 5. Kashmir-The Constitutional Status 6 Nehru and Kashmir 7. Sheikh Abdullah and Kashmir 8. Kashmir and United Nations 9. Kashmir Society and Culture 10. Economic Life of Kashmir

The picturesque valley of Kashmir situated on the northern extremity of India, occupies a position of unique and strategic importance in the sub-continent of India. It excels in beauty, art, architecture, culture and tradition, rivers, mountains, flora and fauna than several regions of the world. So far so, some eminent writers have compared this Himalayan range with that of Switzerland. Whereas, Kashmir bore the pangs of various onslaughts from North-West, Switzerland enjoyed peaceful peaces for centuries. The present theme - Encyclopedia of Kashmir has been carefully conceive Can finally categorized into the following volumes: 1. Ancient and Medieval Kashmir 2. Kashmir Art, Architecture and Tourism 3. Kashmir During British Rule 4. Modem Kashmir 5. Kashmir-The Constitutional Status 6 Nehru and Kashmir 7. Sheikh Abdullah and Kashmir 8. Kashmir and United Nations 9. Kashmir Society and Culture 10. Economic Life of Kashmir

The picturesque valley of Kashmir situated on the northern extremity of India, occupies a position of unique and strategic importance in the sub-continent of India. It excels in beauty, art, architecture, culture and tradition, rivers, mountains, flora and fauna than several regions of the world. So far so, some eminent writers have compared this Himalayan range with that of Switzerland. Whereas, Kashmir bore the pangs of various onslaughts from North-West, Switzerland enjoyed peaceful peaces for centuries. The present theme - Encyclopedia of Kashmir has been carefully conceive Can finally categorized into the following volumes: 1. Ancient and Medieval Kashmir 2. Kashmir Art, Architecture and Tourism 3. Kashmir During British Rule 4. Modem Kashmir 5. Kashmir-The Constitutional Status 6 Nehru and Kashmir 7. Sheikh Abdullah and Kashmir 8. Kashmir and United Nations 9. Kashmir Society and Culture 10. Economic Life of Kashmir

The picturesque valley of Kashmir situated on the northern extremity of India, occupies a position of unique and strategic importance in the sub-continent of India. It excels in beauty, art, architecture, culture and tradition, rivers, mountains, flora and fauna than several regions of the world. So far so, some eminent writers have compared this Himalayan range with that of Switzerland. Whereas, Kashmir bore the pangs of various onslaughts from North-West, Switzerland enjoyed peaceful peaces for centuries. The present theme - Encyclopedia of Kashmir has been carefully conceive Can finally categorized into the following volumes: 1. Ancient and Medieval Kashmir 2. Kashmir Art, Architecture and Tourism 3. Kashmir During British Rule 4. Modem Kashmir 5. Kashmir-The Constitutional Status 6 Nehru and Kashmir 7. Sheikh Abdullah and Kashmir 8. Kashmir and United Nations 9. Kashmir Society and Culture 10. Economic Life of Kashmir

The picturesque valley of Kashmir situated on the northern extremity of India, occupies a position of unique and strategic importance in the sub-continent of India. It excels in beauty, art, architecture, culture and tradition, rivers, mountains, flora and fauna than several regions of the world. So far so, some eminent writers have compared this Himalayan range with that of Switzerland. Whereas, Kashmir bore the pangs of various onslaughts from North-West, Switzerland enjoyed peaceful peaces for centuries. The present theme - Encyclopedia of Kashmir has been carefully conceive Can finally categorized into the following volumes: 1. Ancient and Medieval Kashmir 2. Kashmir Art, Architecture and Tourism 3. Kashmir During British Rule 4. Modem Kashmir 5. Kashmir-The Constitutional Status 6 Nehru and Kashmir 7. Sheikh Abdullah and Kashmir 8. Kashmir and United Nations 9. Kashmir Society and Culture 10. Economic Life of Kashmir

The picturesque valley of Kashmir situated on the northern extremity of India, occupies a position of unique and strategic importance in the sub-continent of India. It excels in beauty, art, architecture, culture and tradition, rivers, mountains, flora and fauna than several regions of the world. So far so, some eminent writers have compared this Himalayan range with that of Switzerland. Whereas, Kashmir bore the pangs of various onslaughts from North-West, Switzerland enjoyed peaceful peaces for centuries. The present theme - Encyclopedia of Kashmir has been carefully conceive Can finally categorized into the following volumes: 1. Ancient and Medieval Kashmir 2. Kashmir Art, Architecture and Tourism 3. Kashmir During British Rule 4. Modem Kashmir 5. Kashmir-The Constitutional Status 6 Nehru and Kashmir 7. Sheikh Abdullah and Kashmir 8. Kashmir and United Nations 9. Kashmir Society and Culture 10. Economic Life of Kashmir

The picturesque valley of Kashmir situated on the northern extremity of India, occupies a position of unique and strategic importance in the sub-continent of India. It excels in beauty, art, architecture, culture and tradition, rivers, mountains, flora and fauna than several regions of the world. So far so, some eminent writers have compared this Himalayan range with that of Switzerland. Whereas, Kashmir bore the pangs of various onslaughts from North-West, Switzerland enjoyed peaceful peaces for centuries. The present theme - Encyclopedia of Kashmir has been carefully conceive Can finally categorized into the following volumes: 1. Ancient and Medieval Kashmir 2. Kashmir Art, Architecture and Tourism 3. Kashmir During British Rule 4. Modem Kashmir 5. Kashmir-The Constitutional Status 6 Nehru and Kashmir 7. Sheikh Abdullah and Kashmir 8. Kashmir and United Nations 9. Kashmir Society and Culture 10. Economic Life of Kashmir

The picturesque valley of Kashmir situated on the northern extremity of India, occupies a position of unique and strategic importance in the sub-continent of India. It excels in beauty, art, architecture, culture and tradition, rivers, mountains, flora and fauna than several regions of the world. So far so, some eminent writers have compared this Himalayan range with that of Switzerland. Whereas, Kashmir bore the pangs of various onslaughts from North-West, Switzerland enjoyed peaceful peaces for centuries. The present theme - Encyclopedia of Kashmir has been carefully conceive Can finally categorized into the following volumes: 1. Ancient and Medieval Kashmir 2. Kashmir Art, Architecture and Tourism 3. Kashmir During British Rule 4. Modem Kashmir 5. Kashmir-The Constitutional Status 6 Nehru and Kashmir 7. Sheikh Abdullah and Kashmir 8. Kashmir and United Nations 9. Kashmir Society and Culture 10. Economic Life of Kashmir

This work deals with the foundation of Muslim rule in India with conquest of Sind and Multan and subsequently , of trans-Indus region. The last phase, however deals with the Bahmani Kingdom in the south of India. The theme has been dealt with Chronologically, viz. the Muslim conquests of Sind, Multan and other regions, the slave rulers, Ala-ud-Din Khalji, Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, Firoz Tughlaq, Sayyid Dynasty, the Lodi D>nasty, the administration during this period, development of education, art and architecture, socio-economic condition, the Bhakti Movement, Sufism, Vijayanagar Kingdom and Bahmani Kingdom their decline. Thus it gives a glimpse of the period from 712 A.D. to 1525, a year prior to the commencement of the Mughal rule in India in 1526 when the first Battle of Panipat was fought.

The work deals with the ascendancy of Babur as the Emperor of India in 1526 when he achieved success in the first battle of Panipat; the achievements of Humayun, Sher Shah and Akbar the Great. The system of Government, both at the centre and in the provinces, the relationship with Rajputs, army system, development of education, art and literature, and last but not the least, the socio-economic life have been dealt with in this volume.