Chak dynasty

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{{Short description|Islamic dynasty of Kashmiri descent}}

{{Infobox Former Country
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|conventional_long_name = Chak Sultanate
|common_name = Chak State
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|year_start = 1561
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|year_end = 1586
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|image_map =File:Coin_of_Chak_dynasty_(Yousuf_Shah_Chak_era).jpg
|image_map_caption= Coinage of [[Yousuf Shah Chak]], ruler of the Chak dynasty, circa 1579 CE. Kashmir mint.
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|common_languages = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], <br/> [[Persian language|Persian]]
|religion = [[Islam]] ([[Shia Islam|Shia]])
|capital = [[Srinagar]]
|government_type = [[Absolute Monarchy]]
|title_leader = [[Sultan]]
|currency = [[Gold Dinar]], <br> [[Dirham|Silver Dirham]], <br> [[Fals|Copper coin]].
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The '''Chak dynasty''' was a dynasty that ruled the region of Kashmir after the [[Shah Mir dynasty]]. The origins of the Chaks are unclear, some claim they originally were Dards, residents of the Gilgit- Hunza area.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Tareekh Kashmir|publisher=Mosvi Publishers|pages=103}}</ref> The Chak dynasty ruled from 1561 to 1586.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-07|title=Explained: A short history of Kashmir before the Mughals|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-a-short-history-of-kashmir-before-the-mughals-5886523/|access-date=2021-05-24|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-06|title=October 6, 1586: Kashmir loses sovereignty to Akbar|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/october-6-1586-kashmir-loses-sovereignty-to-akbar/|access-date=2021-05-24|website=Greater Kashmir|language=en-US}}</ref>Qazi Chak is referred as the first Chak ruler.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mohan|first=Sulakshan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6TxuAAAAMAAJ&q=first+chak+ruler|title=Kashmir, is There a Solution?|date=2000|publisher=Indian Publishers Distributors|isbn=978-81-7341-139-7|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Siṅgha|first=Anūpa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQJuAAAAMAAJ&q=chak+dynasty+Kashmir|title=Kashmir and the Sikhs: An Insight|date=2007|publisher=Gulshan Books|isbn=978-81-8339-074-3|language=en}}</ref>

==Rulers==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Chak Dynasty Rulers
! Name !! Term
!Reference
|-
| Ghazi Shah Chak || 1561-1563
|<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZhtuAAAAMAAJ&q=hussain+shah+chak|title=Proceedings|date=2003|publisher=Publication Bureau, [[Punjab University]]|pages=204|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| Hussain Shah Chak
| 1563-1570
| <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZhtuAAAAMAAJ&q=chak+dynasty+rulers|title=Proceedings|date=2003|publisher=Publication Bureau, Punjab University|language=en |page=204}}</ref>
|-

|[[Ali Shah Chak]]
|1570-1578
|<ref>{{Cite book|last=Siṅgha|first=Anūpa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQJuAAAAMAAJ&q=yakub+shah+chak|title=Kashmir and the Sikhs: An Insight|date=2007|publisher=Gulshan Books|isbn=978-81-8339-074-3|pages=18|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Yousuf Shah Chak]]
|1579-1586
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Advocatetanmoy|date=2020-05-07|title=Baharistan-i-Shahi – YUSUF SHAH CHAK'S ACCESSlON AND DETHRONEMENT-Ch 7|url=https://advocatetanmoy.com/2020/05/07/baharistan-i-shahi-yusuf-shah-chaks-accesslon-and-dethronement-ch-7/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Advocatetanmoy Law Library|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Tewary|first=Amarnath|date=2019-01-19|title=Forgotten in a field far away: Grave of an exiled Kashmiri king lies in ruins in Bihar|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/forgotten-in-a-field-far-away-grave-of-an-exiled-kashmiri-king-lies-in-ruins-in-bihar/article26038497.ece|access-date=2021-05-25|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|[[Yaqub Shah Chak]]
|1586-1589
|
|}

==Religion==
The Chak dynasty was the first Shi‘a dynasty to rule over any part of northern India. The rulers of the dynasty played a significant role in spreading Shi‘ism.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wani|first=Nizam-ud-Din|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63544291|title=Muslim rule in Kashmir, 1554 A.D. to 1586 A.D.|date=1993|publisher=Anmol Publications|isbn=81-7041-831-3|location=New Delhi|oclc=63544291}}</ref>

==Architecture==
[[File:Red Fort Muzaffarabad.jpg|thumb]]
Some of the architectural projects commissioned by the Chak dynasty in Kashmir include:
*[[Red Fort, Muzaffarabad]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Red Fort, Pakistan.|url=https://www.webcitation.org/6QluTvEFF?url=http://www.ajktours.com/index.php/2010/07/red-fort-muzaffarabad/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.webcitation.org}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:History of Kashmir]]

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