King Lalitaditya Muktapida, belonging to the Karkota dynasty, built the Sun temple in the 8th Century, which symbolises Kashmiri architecture and spirit. In Rajatrangini, historian Kalhana mentions the Lalitaditya’s reign as “a period of prosperity and cultural flourishing in the region’
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An article in the latest issue of Sawt Al-Hind ( The Voice of India ), a jihadi magazine published by the supporters of the Islamic State s Wilayah Hind ( India Province ), narrates how Muslims subjugated Hindus in Kashmir valley under the 15th-century ruler Sikandar Shah Miri aka Sultan Sikandar Butshikan, who was notorious for persecuting his Hindu subjects.[1]
The word Butshikan literally means idol-breaker. Sikandar Shah Miri ruled from 1389 to 1413 CE. According to the article, the Sultan came under the influence of Islamic scholars and unleashed a reign of terror against Hindus in Kashmir.