Unknown Life of Jesus Christ Old Edition 1894 Publication

Author(s): Nicholas Notovitch, Virchand R Gandhi, Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: World Jain Confederation

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38 THE UNKNOWN LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST. ister thic line or Setia became extinct, thic Ilindus conquered the country and ruled it until the pcriod of the deluge, and that the Kashmirians were afterwards taught the worship of one God by Moses.*
It appears from chronicles actually existing that Kashmir has been a regular kindgcom for a period far Beyond the limits of history in general. From the year 2,666 B. C. to 1,024 A. C. it had been governed by princes of llindu and Tartar dynasties, and their names have been duly handled down to postcrity. In the reign of Ashioka, about the third century before Christ, Buddhism was introduced, and after remaining there for some tiine, under Tartar princes, the religion of the country was again succeeded by Hinduism. In the middlc of the fourteenth century the Mahomedans appeared on the scene and annexed for a tine Thibet to the kingdom of Kasur. Sikander, one of thic Malomcilon monarchs, destroyed the blindu temples and images by, fire and forced the people, at the point of the bayonet, to adopt the Mahomedan faith. At the end of the sixtecith century Akbar conquered this province. lle took a lathcrly interest in thic pcopic, but thic loyalty of his children was but short-lived, as certain persons raised an insurrection. In 1752; the country passed from the possession of the Mogul throne and sell under the rule of thc Duranis, and for many years was convulsce by a serics of wars and rebellions and subject to numerous governors. In 1813, Ranjit Sing, the Lion of the Punjab, became one of the recognized princes of India, and subdued the province of Kashmir. The Sikhs ruled for a time and after the English invasion of the Punjab, it came under the British rule. The Englislı, however, in consideration of $3,750,000, handed over tlic unfortunate Kashmirinns to the tender mercies
*" The Diary of a l'edestrian."