Kashmir
Subtitle: a journey through history
By: Garry Weare
Publisher: Niyogi Books
Published: 2020
Place of publication: New Delhi, India
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9789389136449
Subjects: History; Histoire
Description: "Kashmir: A journey through history will appeal to the armchair traveller and history buff. Neither an academic tome nor a guidebook, it describes how Kashmir--ringed by snow-capped peaks--has attracted pilgrims and Sufis, armies and traders, travellers and adventurers, over the centuries. Weare creates engaging story lines that capture the passage of Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic influences which have shaped Kashmir's rich cultural history. The book traces the journey of the region from its ancient times to the present, with chapters highlighting periods in history, such as the role of the Mughal emperors. The Treaty of Amritsar signed by the British East India Company and Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu, in 1846, created the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. In October 1947 Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession to India. Since then Kashmir has been subject to decades of instability, along with years battling insurgency, as it continues on its long walk to normalcy."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-328) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: Where three worlds meet; title: The cave of dreams; title: The lotus in the valley; title: The river of kings; title: In search of the Sufi; title: The emperor's private garden; title: Dreams of a Trans-Himalayan Kingdom; title: Kashmir's great game; title: The British in Kashmir; title: The lion of Kashmir; title: The Kashmir shawl; title: Postscript: The long walk to normalcy.