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Zain-ul-Abidin
Zain-ul-Abidin, called Budshah, the great king, was sultan of Kashmir from 1418 to 1470 in the Shah Mir dynasty. He reversed his father Sikandar's persecution, allowed Hindu Pandits to return, had Sanskrit works translated into Persian and patronised crafts. He built canals, bridges and towns, and is remembered as the greatest ruler of the sultanate.
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