Rinchan
| Rinchan Shah | |||||
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| Sadr'ud-Din Shah | |||||
| Maharaja of Kashmir | |||||
| Reign | 13 November 1320 – December 1320 | ||||
| Predecessor | Sūhadeva | ||||
| Successor | himself (as Sultan of Kashmir) | ||||
| Sultan of Kashmir | |||||
| Reign | December 1320 – 25 November 1323 | ||||
| Predecessor | himself (as Maharaja of Kashmir) | ||||
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| Died | 25 November 1323 Srinagar, Kashmir Sultanate (present-day Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India) | ||||
| Spouse | Kota Rani | ||||
| Issue | Haidar Khan | ||||
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| Religion | Sunni Islam (formerly Buddhism) | ||||
Rinchan Shah (Kashmiri: رنژھن شاہ, Persian: رِنچَن شَاہ; died 25 November 1323), born as Lhachen Rinchan Bhoti and also known by his titular name Sadr'ud-Din Shah, was the founder and the first Sultan of the Sultanate of Kashmir from 1320 to 1323. Originally said to have been a Ladakhi Buddhist, he converted to Islam, becoming the first Muslim ruler of Kashmir.