Yakub Shah Chak
| Yakub Shah Chak یعقوب شاہ چک | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruler of Kashmir | |||||
| Emperor of Kashmir | |||||
| Reign | 1586-1589 CE | ||||
| Predecessor | Yusuf Shah Chak | ||||
| Successor | office abolished | ||||
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| Father | Yusuf Shah Chak | ||||
| Religion | Shia Islam | ||||
Yakub Shah Chak[1] was the last native ruler of Kashmir. He was son of Yusuf Shah Chak.[2][3]
Yaqub Shah ascended the throne in 1586. He was a great ruler and well wisher of his kingdom ,yokub shah gave special status to minorities during his reign. subjects.[4] Yaqub Shah is known as the last independent ruler of Kashmir after his father, Yusuf Shah Chak, was imprisoned and sent to Bihar by Emperor Akbar. Yakub carried on warfare against the Mughal Empire but surrendered to Akbar on 8 August 1589.[5][6][7] Yaqub Shah died in 1593.[8][9] He was believed to have been poisoned.[10]
References[]
- ^ Hasan, Kashmir under the Sultans 1959, p. 182; Wani, Ethnic identities and dynamics 2016, p. 43
- ^ "Sir Aurel Stein's Kashmir Heritage Legacy". www.siraurelstein.org.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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- ^ Aalum, Parweg (2015), "The Spread of Shi'ism, History of shias in kashmir,Malik Hyder)", Islam and Muslim Societies - the Journal, 8 (2)
- ^ "421 years of foreign rule in Kashmir". www.kashmirnewz.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Razdan, Vinayak. "Last Chak". searchkashmir.org. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "A recount of Mughals and their Sarais". RisingKashmir. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Mohammed, Jigar (January 2011). "Historiography in Kashmir". Epilogue. 4 (1). p. 26.
- ^ Riyaz Wani. "The long arm of History". Tehelka. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Hasan, Kashmir under the Sultans 1959, p. 193.
Bibliography[]
- Hasan, Mohibbul (1959), Kashmir under the Sultans, Aakar Books, ISBN 978-81-87879-49-7
- Wani, Aijaz Ashraf (2016), "Ethnic identities and the dynamics of regional and sub-regional assertions in Jammu and Kashmir", in Yu-Wen Chen; Chih-yu Shih (eds.), Borderland Politics in Northern India, Routledge, pp. 37–69, ISBN 978-1-317-60517-1
Further reading[]
- Khan, Nyla Ali, ed. (2012). The Parchment of Kashmir: History, Society, and Polity. Springer. ISBN 9781137029584.
- Jagmohan (2006). My FrozenTturbulence in Kashmir (7th Ed.). Allied Publishers. ISBN 9788177649956.
External links[]
- Aamir hussain. "Habba Khatoon". habbakhatoon.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017.
- Sameer Bhat (23 October 2011). "Romance in the hills". Kashmir Dispatch.
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