Shah Mir

Shams-ud-Din Shah
Sultanu'l-A'zam
Silver Sasnu Coin of Kashmir Sultanate
2nd Sultan of Kashmir
Reign1339 – 1342
Coronation1339
Predecessor
SuccessorJamshid Shah
Born1300s
Sultanate of Swāt
(present-day Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Died1342
Inderkot Sumbal, Kashmir Sultanate
(Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India)
IssueJamshid Shah
Alauddin Shah
Names
Shāh Mīr bin Ṭāhir bin Waqūr Shāh
Regnal name
Shamsu'd-Dīn Shāh
Posthumous name
Fateh-i-Kashmir (Conqueror of Kashmir)
DynastyShah Mir dynasty (Founder)
FatherTahir bin Waqur Shah
ReligionSunni Islam

Sultan Shamsu'd-Din Shah Mir (Persian: سلطان شمس الدین شاہ میر) or simply Shamsu'd-Din Shah or Shah Mir (r. 1339–1342) was the second Sultan of Kashmir and founder of the Shah Mir dynasty. Shah Mir is believed to have come to Kashmir during the rule of Suhadeva, where he rose to prominence. After the death of Suhadeva and his brother, Udayanadeva, Shah Mir proposed marriage to the reigning queen, Kota Rani. She refused and continued her rule for five months till 1339, appointing Bhutta Bhikshana as prime minister. After the death of Kota Rani, Shah Mir established his own kingship, founding the Shah Mir dynasty in 1339, which lasted till 1561.