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 ADVENT OF MOHAMEDANS 139

ing which formed part of the last great wave of Turkis (or Moghals) from the north, invaded Kashmir and held it for some years, Then followed one last short period, during which Kashmir became once more the scene of long-continued strife among the great feudal families, who set up and deposed their puppet kings in rapid succession, till finally, in 1586, Kashmir was incorporated in the dominions of the great Akbar, the contemporary of Elizabeth, and remained as a dependency of the Moghal emperors for nearly two centuries.

Akbar himself visited the country three times, made a land revenue settlement, and built the fort of Hari Parbat, which from its situation on an isolated hill, in a flat valley surrounded by moun- tains, bears some resemblance to the Potala at Lhasa. Akbar’s successor, Jehangir, was devoted: to Kashmir and hp*it was who built the stately pleasure gardens, the Shalimar and Nishat Baghs.

The rule of the Moghals was fairly just and ‘enlightened, and their laws and ordinances were