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The cultural relation between Kashmir and central Asia are very old. TheAdvancement of Islam in Kashmir after the 14th century is related to themissionary activities of a group of accomplished mystics of Iran and central Asia.These missionaries not only propagated their religion but also introduced Persianarts, crafts, language and literature in Kashmir .These efforts made the Persianofficial language of Kashmir till 1907, when it was replaced by Urdu With thecoming of the Muslim preachers and scholars from Iran and central Asia, Islamicinfluence penetrated deep in to the valley The cultural, political and religiousrelation among Kashmir, central Asia and Iran are very old. As a result of theestablishment of all relations with Iran and central Asia, the Persian language andliterature spread rapidly in Kashmir. The religious and official language duringHindu period in Kashmir was Sanskrit, but it was replaced by Persian from thetimes of Sultan Sikandar (1389to 1413).Persian continued to remain the officiallanguage of Kashmir till1907, When it was replaced by Urdu.Key words: Shah Jahan, Literature, poetry, Persian, literature