He documented suffering of Kashmiris under Dogra rule including like high taxes, forced labor, economic monopolies and died under ‘mysterious circumstances’ at the foothills of Kohi-Suleiman.
For centuries, life in Srinagar has revolved around the riverbanks, from morning ablutions to evening conversations with historians, bestowing upon it the revered epithet of the 'Riverine City'.
Urdu Bazar finds its roots in Akbar's invasion of Kashmir when the rule of Kashmir's last native king, Sultan Yousuf Shah Chak ended.