This post is to focus on Kashmir’s history as a independent country or province under another country.

First Ever Finding

Kashmir was an independent state with three provinces: Kashmir, Baltistan, and Ladakh.

Religion Majority: Mahayana (Buddhism)

Year 140

Shah Vasishka Kushan ruler of Kushan Empire took control of Kashmir along with dozens of other independent nations.

Religion Majority: Mahayana (Buddhism)

Year 210

Kushan state religion changed to Hindu.

State Religion Majority: Hindu

Religion Majority in Kashmir: Mahayana (Buddhism)

Year 250

Provinces with Mahayana majority took control and formed Kashmir as an independent state with two more provinces: Badakhshan and Yashilkul

Religion Majority: Mahayana

Year 510

Hephthalites invaded and took control whole of Kashmir and its provinces.

Religion Majority: Mahayana

Year 542

Kashmir regained control and became independent state against Hephalities.

Religion Majority: Mahayana

Year 645

Tibet expanded and took control of Kashmir’s main province Ladakh.

Year 730

Kashmir’s King Lalitaditya Karkota invaded Taank in the south and expanded.

Religion Majority: Mahayana

Year 737

Tibet expanded and took control of Kashmir’s main province Baltistan along with two other provinces.

Year 740

Kashmir’s King continued expanding defeating and invading provinces from Tomar and Maukhari.

Religion Majority: Mahayana

Year 750 – 760

Kashmir lost control over Tomar and Maukhari’s provinces.

Religion Majority: Mahayana

Year 780

Kashmir lost all of it’s provinces to Dharmapala I Pala King of Pala Empire. Kashmir continued to be independent state

Year 1003

Hindu became Kashmir’s religion majority. Country state religion changed to Hindu.

Year 1220

Mongol Empire massively expanded and took control of Kashmir.

State Religion Majority: Tengri

Religion Majority in Kashmir: Hindu

Year 1260

Khan Alghu bin Baidar ruler of Chagatai part of Mongol Empire took control over Kashmir

State Religion Majority: Tengri

Religion Majority in Kashmir: Hindu

Year 1346

Kashmir became independent state from Chagatai.

State Religion: Sunni

Religion Majority: Hindu

Year 1444

Kashmir expanded taking one province from Delhi

State Religion: Sunni

Religion Majority: Hindu

Year 1450

Kashmir lost province to Delhi but defeated Ladakh and took two provinces.

State Religion: Sunni

Religion Majority: Hindu

Year 1500

Shia became Kashmir’s religion majority

State Religion: Sunni

Year 1570

Kashmir lost two provinces (Ladakh and Baltistan)

State Religion: Sunni

Religion Majority: Shia

Year 1590

Mughals Empire took control over Kashmir

State Religion: Sunni

State Religion Majority: Hindu

Religion Majority in Kashmir: Shia

Year 1740

Shah Nadir Afsharid ruler of Persian Empire took control over Kashmir

State Religion Majority: Shia

Year 1748

Persia lost territory including Kashmir. Kashmir became part of Afghanistan.

Aghanistan Ruler: Shah Ahmad Shah Durrani

State Religion Majority: Sunni

Religion Majority in Kashmir: Shia

Year 1755

Sultan Ya’qub Shah Sayyid took control and Kashmir regained independence

State Religion: Sunni

Religion Majority in Kashmir: Shia

Year 1762

Afghanistan regained control over Kashmir

State Religion: Sunni

Religion Majority in Kashmir: Shia

Year 1809

Sultan Ya’qub Shah Sayyid took control and Kashmir regained independence

State Religion: Sunni

Religion Majority in Kashmir: Shia

Year 1819

Punjab took control of Kashmir

State Religion Majority: Sikh

Religion Majority in Kashmir: Shia

Year 1849

British Empire took control of Kashmir.

State Religion: Protestant

Religion Majority in Kashmir: Shia

Note: All early years is approximately dated.

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushan_Empire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Kashmir

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalitaditya_Muktapida

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pala_Empire

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pala-dynasty

https://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/muslims-rulers-and-sufi-saints/ahmad-shah-durrani

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/Kashmir-Under-Sultans-Mohibbul-Hasan-Aakar/661210901/bd

http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Maharaja_Ranjit_Singh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagatai_Khanate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nader_Shah