Chak dynasty
| House of Chak | |
|---|---|
| Kashmiri royal family | |
| Parent house | Dardic |
| Country | Kashmir Sultanate |
| Place of origin | Gurez, Dardistan |
| Founded | 1561 |
| Founder | Ghazi Shah Chak |
| Current head | Yasir Rashid Chak |
| Final ruler | Yakub Shah Chak |
| Titles | |
| Style(s) | Sultan |
| Connected families | Shah Mir Magre Bhat |
| Traditions | Islamic Kashmiri Persian |
| Motto | نرجو أن يتم الحفاظ عليها من الدمار (May it be preserved from destruction) |
| Estate(s) | Srinagar |
| Dissolution | 8 August 1589 |
| Deposition | 14 October 1586 |
The Chak dynasty (Persian: چک , Persian pronunciation: [t͡ʃak] ; Kashmiri: ژَکھ , Kashmiri pronunciation: [t͡sakʰ]) 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.