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when Khwaja Haider Malik Chadura wrote his Tarikh-i Kashmir during the reign of Jahangir (Tarikh- i-Kashmir, folios II, 12, 56; also Tarikh-i-Kashmir III, folio 25(b) by Peerzada Ghulam Hasan). 28, 29 On the back cover of Where Did Jesus Die? there is reproduced a photograph of the tomb of Yuz Asaph and below it is printed the following explanation: According to the oral and written evidence of distinguished people in Srinagar, the occupant of the above tomb is a Prophet, Yuz Asaph by name, who came to Kashmir some 1900 years ago and was also called Prince. The author of the Tarikh-i-Azami of Kashmir, a historical work written some 200 years ago, refers to this tomb as follows: The tomb next to that of Sayyed Nasr ud Din is generally known as that of a prophet who was sent to the inhabitants of Kashmir and the place is known as the shrine of a prophet. He was a Prince who came to Kashmir from a foreign land. He was perfect in piety, righteousness and devotion. He was made a prophet by God and was engaged in preaching to the Kashmiries. His name was Yus Asaph (p. 82). Yus Asaph in Hebrew means Jesus, the Gatherer. Thus there is left no room for doubt that after the event of the crucifixion Jesus left Judaea, and, having spent some time in Damascus, set out on his journey eastwards to the lands where the lost tribes of Israel were 28 Ibid. , pp. 14-15 29 Shams J. D. , Where Did Jesus Die?, Rabwah, Pakistan. 147