Muhammad Shah Mir

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Muhammad Shah محمد شاہ
Sultan of Kashmir Shah
Coinage of Muhammad Shah, c. 1484
12th Sultan of Kashmir
Reign	19 April 1484 – 14 October 1486
Coronation	1484
Predecessor	Hasan Shah
Successor	Fateh Shah
Reign	July 1493 – 1505
Predecessor	Fateh Shah
Successor	Fateh Shah
Reign	1514 – September 1515
Predecessor	Fateh Shah
Successor	Fateh Shah
Reign	August 1517 – January 1528
Predecessor	Fateh Shah
Successor	Ibrahim Shah
Reign	June 1530 – July 1537
Predecessor	Nadir Shah
Successor	Shamsu'd-Din II
Born	1477 Kashmir, Shah-Mir Sultanate
Died	July 1537(1537-07-00) (aged 59–60) Kashmir, Shah-Mir Sultanate
Burial	Kashmir
Names Muhammad Shah Mir
Dynasty	Shah Mir
Father	Hasan Shah
Religion	Sunni Islam

Muhammad Shah Mir (Kashmiri: محمد شاہ میر; 1450s – July 1537), also simply known as Muhammad Shah (Kashmiri: محمد شاہ), was a member of the Shah Mir dynasty who served as the 12th Sultan of Kashmir.

Life

Muhammad Shah was the member of Shah-Mir dynasty, the powerful dynasty of Kashmir. He was the son of Hasan Shah, the previous sultan, and was born in 1477. He succeeded his father at the age of seven on 19 April 1484, and his maternal grandfather, Sayyid Hasan was appointed as regent. Muhammad Shah had five separate reigns from 1484 to 1537.

He was succeeded by his cousin Fath Shah three times. He was succeeded by Ibrahim Shah after his fourth reign ended. He was succeeded by Sultan Shams-ud-Din after his death.