Badshah
was a very able ruler. During his time Kashmir made progress and the
Kashmiris became prosperous. However, in his personal life, Badshah was
not very happy.
Badshah had
three wives. He had married two daughters of the Raja of Jammu. But
his favorite wife was Mokhdama Khatun. In 1465, when she died, Badshah
became very sad.
His bad days
had come. Even his children rebelled against him. In 1460 Kashmir had a
famine. Badshah became despondent. He could not even run the government
properly.
In 1470
Badshah died. At that time he was seventy years old. But the name of
Badshah will be remembered by the Kashmiris forever. Even now the Kashmiri
boatmen while rowing their boats sing "Badshah, the Great King".
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