“KASHMIRI PANDITS WERE NEVER DISRUPTED FROM PRACTICING THEIR RELIGION IN KASHMIR”
- Sultan Sikandar (1389–1413 CE)
14th-15th Century
Earned the epithet Butshikan ("Iconoclast") in primary texts for systematically targeting non-Islamic worship. His reign saw:
The destruction of major Hindu architectural monuments, including the Martand Sun Temple and the Prameshvari Temple at Bijbehara.
The imposition of the Jizya (poll tax) on non-Muslims and a total ban on Hindu rituals, mark-wearing (tilak), and religious ceremonies.
Mass forced conversions and the first large-scale exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley.
- Chak Dynasty & Mir Shams-ud-Din Iraqi (1486–1586 CE)
Late 15th-16th Century
Religious persecution resurfaced under Shia-centric rulers and the missionary influence of Sufi saint Shams-ud-Din Iraqi:
Jonaraja's continuation (Suka's Rajatarangini) details the destruction of thousands of village shrines.
Thousands of Pandits were forcibly converted or executed for maintaining secret religious rites.
- Afghan Durrani Rule (1752–1819 CE)
18th-19th Century
Widely regarded in Kashmir history as one of its darkest eras, Afghan governors like Asad Khan and Mir Hazar Khan targeted Pandits with physical torture, execution, and forced conversions. Hindu festivals and public prayers were strictly banned.
- 1990: All know what happened
Kashmiri Pandits were never disrupted from practising their religion in Kashmir but being a part of India's larger de-islamization/ demographic engineering project can have serious consequences. KP's are being used as frontrunners in this project. There are more than 20 RSS ++