Architecture, Islam and Kashmir

Islam, architecture and Kashmir are great indicators of the region's history. We take a look at the essential Kashmiri history; from the origins of Islam in Kashmir to the politics of empire and also the history of Shias in Kashmir. Our guest is Sameer Hamdani. He is the Design Director at INTACH Kashmir, whose primary area of research is in the field of Islamic religious architecture in South Asia. He has widely written on the Muslim material culture of Kashmir. The Syncretic Traditions of Islamic Religious Architecture of Kashmir (Early 14th ‐ 18th Century) and Shi’ism in Kashmir: A history of Sunni‐Shia rivalry and reconciliation. The language is in Kashmiri, Urdu and English. 0:00 - Uniqueness of Kashmir 1:42 - The First Muslims of Kashmir 4:45 - Syncretism of Kashmir's Architecture 11:19 - The Story of Jamia Masjid 14:08 - The Case of Pathar Masjid 15:30 - Khanqah - e - Nurbakhsiya 16:28 - Koh -e- Suleyman 18:07 - Koh -e- Maran 20:00 - Evolution of Khanqah 23:48 - Mullah Akhund Mosque 26:50 - The Mughal Invasion 28:20 - Architecture as Power 31:30 - The Shia Kashmir 34:50 - The Kashmiri Shias of Lahore 38:07 - The Persecution of Kashmiri Shias 39:10 - The Shia-Sunni Unity 44:38 - The Aali Masjid