Alau'd-Din Shah Miri (Kashmiri and Persian: علاءالدین شاہ میری) also known as Alau'd-Din Shah, born as Ali Sher, was a ruler from the Shah Mir dynasty of Kashmir. He was the fourth Sultan of Kashmir who ruled from 1343 to 1353.

Alaud'din Shah
علاءالدین شاہ
Sultan of Kashmir
Shah
4th Sultan of Kashmir
Reign1343 – 1354
Coronation1347
PredecessorJamshid Shah
SuccessorShihabu'd-Din Shah
Died1353
Srinagar, Kashmir Sultanate
(present-day Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India)
Burial
Srinagar, Kashmir
IssueShirashamak
Hindal
Names
Alāu'd-Dīn Shāh Mīrī
DynastyShah Mir dynasty[1]
FatherShamsu'd-Din Shah Mir
ReligionSunni Islam

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Sultan Shamsu'd-Din Shah[2] was succeeded by his elder son Sultan Jamshid who ruled for a year and two months. In 1343 CE, Sultan Jamshid suffered a defeat by his brother who ascended the throne as sultan Alauddin in 1347 CE.[2]

Sultan Alauddin ruled from 1343 to 1353. His ruled was generally peaceful.

Sultan Alau'd-Din's two sons became rulers in succession, Sultan Shihabu'd-Din and Sultan Qutbu'd-Din.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Sharma, R. S. (1992), A Comprehensive History of India, Orient Longmans, p. 628, ISBN 978-81-7007-121-1
  2. ^ a b c Baharistan-i-Shahi – Chapter 3 – EARLY SHAHMIRS