[3] Shihab is considered to be one of the most powerful kings of Kashmir[4] as his empire extended from Kashgar Ladakh to West Punjab and from Kabul to Chamba.
His rule marked a period of significant expansion, consolidating an empire that stretched from Kashgar, Ladakh to West Punjab and from Kabul to Chamba Under his reign Kashmiri Sultanate reached its greatest territorial extent.
[5] As a broad minded intellectual, Shihab'ud-Din, in the first half of his tenure, took care of the Sultanate and brought stability to the social and integral structure of Kashmir.
[8] After all these conquests, Shihab'ud-Din returned to Srinagar around 1370 and rather ought to live the rest of his life peacefully but just after some years, in 1373, he died due to a viral illness.
This triumph resulted in the annexation of Ladakh and Baltistan into the Kashmiri rule[10] Sultan Shihabu’d-din's ambitions extended beyond Kashmir, prompting a march towards Delhi.