History Kulgam_district
tazkira sadat-i-simanania, compiled 13th-century scholar , poet swaleh reshi, gives name of place shampora . syed hussain simnani later renamed kulgam (kul clan , gram village in sanskrit). simnani said have invited hazrat amir kabir mir hamdani kashmir, poets including sheikh noor-ud-din noorani , lal ded. these poets , disciples manifested composite culture or kashmiriyat, promoting , encouraging religious , cultural harmony when viewed heretics other asiatic countries.
the form of administration shair shah suri s reign led creation of tehsil during mughal rule, through aegis of sheikh hamza makhdoom. had jurisdiction encompassing doru, banihal, gulabgarh, , shopian. after time, constituent units including pulwama, shopian, , reasi attained status of district.
the area had been hunting place mughal emperors , dogra rulers, shahanshah shah jehan, laid chinarbagh, , maharaja hari singh, discovered virgin potential of sanctuary @ kutbal. district birthplace of sheikh noor-ud-din noorani, founder of rishi order, , of forefathers of allama iqbal , jawaharlal nehru.
militancy
there has been militancy in kashmir since reign of sheikh abdullah in 1947. beginning in 1990s there upsurge of militants in district, particularly lashkar-e-taiba. in addition assassination , inciting riots, militants encourage populace boycott elections.
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