Records and Firsts
| Fact | Answer |
|---|---|
| First Muslim ruler | Rinchana |
| First Hindu rulers' dynasty (legend) | Gonanda |
| First historian | Kalhana |
| First powerful woman ruler | Didda |
| First legislature | Praja Sabha (1934) |
| First woman CM | Mehbooba Mufti |
| First PVC of India | Maj. Somnath Sharma |
| First hydro-electric power station | Mohora (1905) |
| Northernmost Harappan site | Manda |
Bridges, forts and towns: who built what
| Item | Builder |
|---|---|
| Zaina Kadal | Zain-ul-Abidin |
| Habba (Habak) Kadal | Habib Shah |
| Saif Kadal | Saif Khan (Aurangzeb's governor) |
| Amira Kadal | Amir Khan Jawansher |
| Sher Garhi Fort | Amir Khan Jawansher |
| Hari Parbat bastion wall | Mirza Yusuf Khan Rizvi (under Akbar) |
| Hari Parbat fort | Atta Mohammad Khan |
| Red (Muzaffarabad) Fort | Chaks |
| Pratapapura (Tapar) | Durlabhaka |
| Parihaspura | Lalitaditya |
| Padmapura (Pampore) | Padma |
| Utpalapura (Kakapur) | Utpala |
| Avantipura | Avantivarman |
| Suyyapura (Sopore) | Suyya |
| Surapura (Harpor) | Sura |
| Shankarapura (Pattan) | Shankaravarman |
| Diddapura, Kankanapura | Didda |
| Richanapura | Rinchana |
| Alauddinpura | Ala-ud-Din |
| Shahabuddinpura (Shadipura) | Shihab-ud-Din |
| Jamnagar | Jamshid |
| Naushahar, Zainpur, Zainkote, Zaingiri | Zain-ul-Abidin |
| Bahu Fort, Dharanagri | Bahu Lochan |
| Purani Mandi (Mal Mandi) | Mal Dev |
| Mubarak Mandi | Dhruv Dev (begun) |
| Purmandal | Gulab Singh |
| R.S. Pura | Ranbir Singh |
| Udhampur | named after Udham Singh, son of Gulab Singh |
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