The story of Kashmir is story of India. However in case of Kashmir the history is far more certain. Kashmir is the only region which has a recorded history of about 2000 years. This is compiled in Sanskrit and is called Rajatrangini compiled by Kalhana and his successors and is in five volumes.
Politicians often do not read and certainly not the mundane subjects like history. They don’t care so long they win. However it may become difficult in this information age. Journalist are even worse. They decide what will happen and when it does not happen, some of them confess, others move on. (Watch Shekhar Gupta’s confession on 2019 election results)
In 1305 A. D. when Raja Simha Deva was king, Kashmir was a country of drunkards and gamblers, and the women were no betterthan they should be. In this reign Zulkadar Khan,’ the Tartar, invaded” Kashmir, and helpless Simha Deva fled to Kishtwar.
