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Around 1313, an invader named "Du'l-Qadr"—mentioned by Jonaraja to be the commander of a ''Karmasena''—invaded Kashmir with heavy cavalry.<ref name=":93">{{Cite book|last=Slaje|first=Walter|url=https://www.academia.edu/42710523/Kingship_in_Ka%C5%9Bm%C4%ABr_AD_1148_1459_From_the_Pen_of_Jonar%C4%81ja_Court_Pa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dit_to_Sul%E1%B9%AD%C4%81n_Zayn_al_%C4%80bid%C4%ABn_Critically_Edited_By_Walter_Slaje_With_an_Annotated_Translation_Indexes_and_Maps|title=Kingship in Kaśmīr (AD 1148‒1459) From the Pen of Jonarāja, Court Paṇḍit to Sulṭān Zayn al-‛Ābidīn|publisher=|year=2014|isbn=3869770880|series=Studia Indologica Universitatis Halensis - 7|location=Germany|pages=77–91, 263–266}}</ref> [[Baharistan-i-shahi]] (''BIS''; anon.) notes him to be a Turko-Mongol raider; the name is given as "Zulchu".<ref name=":15">{{Cite book|last=Pandit|first=Kashinath|url=https://archive.org/details/AChronicleOfMedievalKashmirKashinathPandit|title=Baharistan-i-shahi: A chronicle of mediaeval Kashmir|publisher=Firma KLM Pvt. Ltd.|year=1991|location=Kolkata}}</ref>
 
Jonaraja notes that Suhadeva, the-then ruler of Kashmir to have had received Qadrhim with all honors; andhe levied new taxes on all subjects, seekingsought to pay his way out of a conflict and levied new taxes on all subjects.<ref name=":93" /> However,This did not go down well with the Brahmins rebelled,who threateningthreatened to fast until death, andbringing brought hisSuhadeva's plans to an end, and spurredspurring the inevitable.<ref name=":93" />{{Efn|In Dharmashastra cannon, Brahmins are exempted from being levied with taxes.}} In contrast, ''BIS'' does not mention any negotiation — the sole aim was said to be to massacre Kashmiris and gain wealth.<ref name=":15" />
 
== Biography ==
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According to Jonaraja, there was none left to oppose Rinchan's rise to power, Suhadeva fled Kashmir; however, ''BIS'' notes of a battle where Suhadeva was defeated.<ref name=":93" /><ref name=":15" />
 
=== Rule and conversion ===
Both Jonaraja and ''BIS'' commend Rinchan to be a kind and just ruler.<ref name=":93" /><ref name=":15" /> The rule of law was sacrosanct for everybody irrespective of closeness to the King and his sagacious ways led subjects to believe that the Golden Age of Kashmir had been restored.<ref name=":93" /><ref name=":15" />{{Efn|Both the sources mention the same incident about him resolving an (apparently) intractable dispute in an ingenious way.}} [[Shah Mir]] was appointed as the Prime Minister.<ref name=":93" />
 
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