Ruled 1320 to 1323Kashmir
The Ladakhi prince who became Kashmir's first Muslim ruler.
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Rinchan, a Buddhist prince from Ladakh, came to Kashmir as a refugee and seized the throne after the raid of 1320. He is remembered as the first ruler of Kashmir to embrace Islam, taking the name Sadruddin.
Facts
- Tradition says he was converted by the Sufi Bulbul Shah, for whom he built a hospice in Srinagar.
- He married Kota Rani, who later ruled in her own right.
