This is the story of Kashmir as it appears in travel literature and historical writings from ancient times to the twentieth century. The first chapter provides an informal history of Kashmir-from Kalhana’s twelfth-century account which includes myths and legends, to Mughal descriptions in the reigns of Akbar, Jahangir, and Aurangzeb, to Kashmir under the British. The second chapter pieces together engaging accounts of Kashmir from travellers’ tales and ...
