1. One of the most interesting graveyard in Kashmir is located at Hassanabad, Srinagar. Though this locality came up during the latter part of the Sultanate rule in early 16th century, most of the surviving historic tombstones date from 17th century, under Mughal rule.

2. While many of the tombstones are partially buried in earth-making their identification difficult, one provides us with the entire genealogy of the deceased (Mir Fazl-ul Lah), tracing his ancestry to Jabal Amal (Lebanon).

3. The inscription on the tombstone reads as , “Mirza Fazl-ul lah ibn Mirza Muhammad Sadiq b. Mirza Mehdi Itimad-ul Dawla b. Mirza Habib-ul Lah Sadr b. Sayyid Ali Jabal Aamili.

4. Fazal-ul lah passed away in 1069AH/1657CE and according to the inscription had two high ranking Mughal/Iranian umera as his ancestors, one who served as a Sadr (Chief Qazi) & another who had the title of Itimad-ul Dawla (Pillar of State). One can assume the family migrated

5. from Ottoman Jabal Amal to Safavid Iran before reaching Mughal India- showcasing the movement of families/ individuals across three major Muslim empire during the 16th-18th century. Also, these tombstone are the finest surviving example of calligraphy in Kashmir-the stones

6. being inscribed in Tughra, Naskh, nastaliq as well as khat-i rehan. Generally the use of Tughra is seen as a royal prerogative and would indicate that some of the deceased were members of the royal family.