Muslim Rule
In the 13th century, Islam started spreading in Kashmir, with many people converting to Islam. The Muslims and Hindus of Kashmir lived in harmony, since the Sufi-Islamic way of life that ordinary Muslims followed in Kashmir complemented the Rishi tradition of Kashmiri Pandits. This led to a syncretic culture where Hindus and Muslims revered the same local saints and prayed at the same shrines. The Sufi saint Bulbul Shah persuaded King Rinchan Shah, ruler of Kashgar Ladakh, to adopt the Islamic way of life.
Some Kashmiri rulers, such as Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin, tolerated all religions in a manner comparable to Akbar. Several Muslim rulers of Kashmir were intolerant to other religions.
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