Kashmiris
ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley
Kashmiri people (Kashmiri pronunciation: [kəːʃirʲ]) are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group speaking the Kashmiri language and originating from the Kashmir Valley in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
Ruling history
The earliest known Neolithic sites in the Kashmir Valley are from around 3000 BCE, of which Burzahom is the most significant. These sites provide evidence of early human settlement, including dwellings, tools and domesticated animals. During the later Vedic period, the Uttara–Kurus tribe settled in Kashmir.
During the Ashoka reign (304–232 BCE), Kashmir became part of the Maurya Empire and the city of Srinagari (Srinagar) was built. Kashmir was later conquered by Kanishka, an emperor from the Kushan dynasty. In the eighth century, during the Karkota Empire, Kashmir grew as an imperial power. Lalitaditya Muktapida defeated Yashovarman of Kanyakubja and conquered the eastern kingdoms of Magadha, Kamarupa, Gauda, and Kalinga, he also defeated the Arabs in Sindh. Later came the Utpala dynasty, founded by Avantivarman, which was followed by the Karkotas dynasty. In the latter half of the 10th century, Queen Didda, a descendant of the Hindu Shahis of Udabhandapura on her mother's side, took over as ruler.
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