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Kashmir, its Name and Fame: Analysis of different Theories

Showkat Hussain Bhat
Lecturer Botany, GHHS Barbugh Imamsahib

Abstract
The valley of Kashmir lies towards the north of the India. The term Kashmir was known as the valley that lies between the Himalayas and Pir Panchal range till mid-19th century. Presently, it lies from Pak occupied Kashmir with Gilgit Baltistan, Jammu and Ladakh. Besides that, it also includes Chinese-administered territories of Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram with Gilgit Baltistan Tracti.Kashmir remained the crown of India from the beginning. It was ruled by powerful dynastic like Mughals, Afghans, Sikhs, and Dogra’s. All these dynasties contributed in terms of warfare and laid a well established government from time to time. All these dynasties that ruled the Valley of Kashmir contributed the region in terms of trade and commerce. Besides that, they brought new reforms in the agriculture and tried to boost the economy of the valley. The rulers also tried to beautify the valley and constructed roads, temples, public parks, resting places (sarais), which transformed the physical structure of the valley and turned it into pradise, which was later on coined as “the heaven on earth”. The paper tries to highlight how Kashmir got its name and how different theories are relevant to Kashmir.
Key Words: Kashmir, Legendary name, Theories related to Kashmir