Seda Khan’s Tomb Inscription

Tomb inscription of one Seda Khan – who died in a battle in the reign of Mummad Shah (1484-1537). It is in the cemetery next to Ziarat of Bahauddin at Hariparbat. The inscription is in Sharda as well as Arabic script. Photograph by Kakori Lewis.

Came across it in the book “The Arts of Kashmir” Ed. by Pratapaditya Pal.

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One Reply to “Seda Khan’s Tomb Inscription”

  1. Would be interesting to know when Sharda script in Kashmir started to be in decline during Muslim rule. It looks like it was still in use one hundred years into Muslim rule in Kashmir, which started in the 14th century.

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