Rinchan: Difference between revisions

| title = Sadr'ud-Din Shah

| succession = 1st [[Kashmir Sultanate|Sultan of Kashmir]]

| reign = 1320–13231320 – 1323

'''Rinchan Shah''' ([[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]: رنژھن شاہ, [[Persian language|Persian]]: رِنچَن شَاہ) also known by his titular name '''Sadr-'ud-Din Shah'''<ref>{{citation |last=Sufi |first=G. M. D. |title=Kashīr, being a history of Kashmīr from the earliest times to our own |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hc0BAAAAMAAJ |page=83 |year=1949 |publisher=Univ. of Panjab |quote=Suffice it to say that Rinchan embraced Islam at the hands of Bulbul Shah and assumed the name of Sultan Sadr-ud-Din, and claims our attention as the first Muslim ruler of Kashmir. Muslim historians write his name Rinchan.}}</ref> was the founder and the first [[Sultan]] of the [[Kashmir Sultanate|Sultanate of Kashmir]] from 1320 to 1323. Originally said to have been a [[Ladakhis|Ladakhi]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], he converted to Islam, becoming the first Muslim ruler of Kashmir.