Shihabu'd-Din Shah

Shihabu'd-Din Shah
Sultan of Kashmir
The Lion's Claw
Badshah
5th Sultan of Kashmir
Reign19 April 1354 – 6 June 1373
PredecessorAlau'd-Din Shah
SuccessorQutbu'd-Din Shah
Died6 June 1373
Srinagar, Kashmir Sultanate
(present-day Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India)
Names
Shihabu'd-Din Shah Miri
DynastyShah Mir dynasty
FatherAlau'd-Din Shah
ReligionSunni Islam

Shihabu'd-Din Shah Miri (Kashmiri and Persian: شهاب الدین شاه میری) commonly known as Sherashamak (شِیراشَامَک The Lion's Claw; reigned 19 April 1354 6 June 1373), or simply Shihabu'd-Din Shah, was a ruler from the Shah Mir dynasty based in Kashmir. He was the fifth Sultan of Kashmir who ruled from 1354 to 1373. Shihab is considered to be one of the most powerful kings of Kashmir as his empire extended from Kashgar Ladakh to West Punjab and from Kabul to Chamba.