Chak dynasty
The Chak or Chaq dynasty (Kashmiri: ژَھک وَمش) was a Kashmiri dynasty of Dardic origin that ruled over the Kashmir sultanate in medieval Kashmir after the Shah Mir dynasty. The dynasty rose to power in 1561 in Srinagar after the death of the Turco-Mongol military general, Mirza Haidar Dughlat when Ghazi Shah assumed the throne by dethroning Habib Shah, the last Shah Mir Sultan. The dynasty ended in 1589 when Yakub Shah surrendered to Mughal Emperor Akbar.
Chak dynasty (Kashmir Sultanate) ژَھک وَمش | |||||||||
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| 1561–1589 | |||||||||
| Capital | Srinagar | ||||||||
| Common languages | Persian (Official and court language) Kashmiri (Spoken by majority) Arabic (For religious purposes) Hindavi | ||||||||
| Religion | State Religion: Shia Islam School: Twelver Order: Nurbakshiya Majority: Sunni Islam Hinduism Buddhism | ||||||||
| Government | Sultanate | ||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||
• 1561-1563 | Ghazi Shah Chak | ||||||||
• 1563-1570 | Husain Shah Chak | ||||||||
• 1578-1579 1580-1586 | Yousuf Shah Chak | ||||||||
• 1586-1589 | Yakub Shah Chak | ||||||||
| Historical era | Late Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1561 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1589 | ||||||||
| Currency | Gold Dinar Silver Dirham Copper coin | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India Pakistan | ||||||||
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