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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Sultan of Kashmir (r. 1413–1418, 1419–1420)}}<br />
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| name = Ali Shah <br>علی شاہ<br />
| succession = 8th [[Kashmir Sultanate|Sultan of Kashmir]]<br />
| title = Sultan of Kashmir <br> [[Shah]]<br />
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| reign = 31 May 1413 – 20 February 1418<br />
| reign1 = December 1419 – 7 July 1420<br />
| predecessor1 = Zayn al-Abidin<br />
| successor1 = Zayn al-Abidin<br />
| coronation = 1413<br />
| predecessor = [[Sikandar Shah Miri|Sikandar Shah]]<br />
| successor = [[Zayn al-Abidin the Great|Zayn al-Abidin]]<br />
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| full name = Ali Shah Miri<br />
| dynasty = [[Shah Mir dynasty]]<ref><br />
{{citation |last=Sharma |first=R. S. |author-link=Ram Sharan Sharma |title=A Comprehensive History of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ucQKAQAAIAAJ |year=1992 |publisher=Orient Longmans |isbn=978-81-7007-121-1 |page=628}}</ref><br />
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| religion = [[Sunni Islam]]<br />
| father = [[Sikandar Shah Miri|Sikandar Shah]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite thesis|last=Obrock|first=Luther James|title=Translation and History: The Development of a Kashmiri Textual Tradition from ca. 1000-1500|date=2015|degree=|publisher=UC Berkeley|url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/68q7m3vv|doi=}}</ref><br />
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| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Kashmir Sultanate]]<br />
| death_date = 1423<br />
| death_place = [[Gulibagh|Fort Guli Bagh]], [[Sultanate of Hazara|Pakhli Sarkar]], Kashmir Sultanate<br />
| burial_place = Kashmir<br />
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'''Ali Shah Miri''' ([[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] and {{langx|fa|{{nq|علی شاہ میری}}}}) also known as '''Ali Shah''' ({{langx|fa|{{nq|علی شاہ}}}}) was eighth [[Kashmir Sultanate|Sultan of Kashmir]] from 1413 to 1418 and then again from 1419 to 1420. Ali Shah belonged to the [[Shah Mir dynasty]] and was succeeded by his younger brother [[Zayn al-Abidin the Great|Zain-ul-Abidin]].<br />
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== Reign ==<br />
After Sikandar's death, his eldest son ''Mir'' succeeded him as the Sultan, having adopted the title of Ali Shah.<br />
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Ali Shah became the seventh sultan of the [[Shah Mir dynasty]], and reigned between 1413 and 1420.<ref name=Hasanp70/> His reign was peaceful. Under Ali Shah's regime, Suhabhatta became the Prime Minister.<br />
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Ali Shah was defeated by Sultan [[Zayn al-Abidin the Great|Zain-ul-Abidin]] at [[Thanamandi|Thanna]] with the help of [[Jasrath Khokhar]], the ruler of [[Sialkot]]. The fate of Ali Shah is uncertain: he may have died in captivity or have been put to death by Khokhar.<ref name=Hasanp70/><br />
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== Dethronement ==<br />
Shahi Khan, a son of [[Sultan Sikander]] the ruler of Kashmir, was charged with the rule of the kingdom of Kashmir when his elder brother, Ali Shah, left the kingdom on a pilgrimage to [[Mecca]]. It was at this time that Ali Shah gave Shahi Khan the title of Zain-ul-Abidin. Although a religious man, Ali Shah was weak-willed and his desire to attain Mecca buckled under descriptions of the arduous journey ahead. He abandoned his pilgrimage when he arrived at the court of his father-in-law, the king of [[Jammu]], and raised an army consisting of soldiers from Jammu and [[Rajauri]] in order to regain his throne. The ancient texts vary regarding why it was that Zain-ul-Abidin relinquished his recently acquired status without a fight but there is no disagreement that this is in fact what happened.<ref name=Hasanp70>{{harvp|Hasan, Kashmir Under the Sultans|2005|p=70}}</ref><br />
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==Struggle for throne and death==<br />
Retiring to [[Sialkot]], Zain-ul-Abidin sought the support of its chief, [[Jasrath Khokhar|Jasrat Khokhar]]. Ali Shah became angered when this support was forthcoming and he rashly set out with his army to challenge Khokhar. The forces met at [[Thanamandi|Thanna]] and Khokhar defeated the challenger, who had ignored the advice of his father-in-law to hold back until the Jammu army could join him. Zain-ul-Abidin was then able to return to the capital city of [[Srinagar]], where he was welcomed by his subjects. The fate of Ali Shah is uncertain: he may have died in captivity or have been put to death by [[Jasrat Khokhar|Khokhar]].{{citation needed|date= April 2023}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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* {{citation |first=Mohibbul |last=Hasan |title=Kashmir Under the Sultans |location=Delhi |publisher=Aakar Books |edition=Reprinted |year=2005 |orig-date=first published 1959 |isbn=978-81-87879-49-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EUlwmXjE9DQC |ref={{sfnref|Hasan, Kashmir Under the Sultans|2005}}}}<br />
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[[Category:Dethroned monarchs]]<br />
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