Photo: Valentine Cameron Princep · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
1561 to 1586
2 events3 exhibits
The Chaks, a Kashmiri family, took power from the last Shah Mir sultans. Their short rule is remembered through Yusuf Shah Chak and the poet Habba Khatoon, and it ended when the Mughal emperor Akbar annexed Kashmir in 1586.
Events in this period
1561
The Chaks take power
Ghazi Shah Chak removed the last Shah Mir sultan and founded the Chak dynasty, rule by a Kashmiri family that had grown powerful at court.
late 16th century
Habba Khatoon's songs
TraditionHabba Khatoon, the poet remembered as the queen of Yusuf Shah Chak, sang of love and longing in Kashmiri. Her songs are still sung, and she is often called the Nightingale of Kashmir.
In the museumHabba Khatoon
Habba Khatoon Photo: Valentine Cameron Princep · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
In this wing
3 exhibits
Further reading for this period
Books that cover this period. They are places to read further, not sources for any single sentence on this page.
- Kashmir Under the SultansMohibbul Hasan, 1959
- A History of KashmirP. N. K. Bamzai, 1962