Who's Who
| Person | Known as |
|---|---|
| Kalhana | First historian of Kashmir |
| Lalitaditya | Alexander of Kashmir |
| Didda | Lame Queen |
| Rinchana | First Muslim ruler |
| Shah Mir | Founder of Sultanate |
| Sikandar | Butshikan |
| Zain-ul-Abidin | Budshah |
| Habba Khatun | Nightingale of Kashmir |
| Nund Rishi | Alamdar-e-Kashmir |
| Zorawar Singh | General of Ladakh conquest |
| Sheikh Abdullah | Sher-e-Kashmir |
| Mahjoor | Poet of Kashmir |
| Hari Singh | Last Dogra Maharaja |
| Shihab-ud-Din | Lalitaditya of medieval Kashmir |
| Lalitaditya | Samudragupta of Kashmir |
| Didda | Catherine of Kashmir |
| Zain-ul-Abidin | Akbar of Kashmir (also Budshah) |
| Unmattavanti | Mad Avanti |
| Mian Singh | Colonel Sahib (best Sikh governor) |
| Misr Diwan Chand | Fateh Jung, Nasrat Jung |
| Ranjit Dev | Dar-ul-Aman ruler of Jammu |
| Gulab Singh | Gulaboo; founder of Purmandal |
Chief Ministers and heads since 1947
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Sheikh Abdullah | 1948 to 1953 (PM) |
| Bakshi G.M. | 1953 to 1963 (PM) |
| G.M. Sadiq | 1964 to 1971 (PM, then CM) |
| Mir Qasim | 1971 to 1975 |
| Sheikh Abdullah | 1975 to 1982 |
| Farooq Abdullah | 1982 to 1984, 1986 to 1990, 1996 to 2002 |
| G.M. Shah | 1984 to 1986 |
| Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | 2002 to 2005, 2015 to 2016 |
| Ghulam Nabi Azad | 2005 to 2008 |
| Omar Abdullah | 2009 to 2015, 2024 onward |
| Mehbooba Mufti | 2016 to 2018 |
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