Ghazi Shah Chak
Sultan of Kashmir / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ghazi (Persian: غَازِی, romanized: Ghāzī, lit. 'warrior'; Persian pronunciation: [ɣɑːzi:]), born Ghāzī Shāh Chak[1] (Persian: غَازِی شَاہ چَک, Kashmiri: غازی شاہ ژھک) was the first Chak Sultan.[2] He dethroned the last Shah Mir Sultan, Habib Shah, in 1561 and succeeded him under the title of Muhammad Humayun.[3][4] He was the 19th Sultan of Kashmir and ruled Kashmir till he was forced to abdicate in 1563.[5]
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Ghazi Shah Chak | |||||
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Muhammad Humayun | |||||
19th Sultan of Kashmir | |||||
Reign | 1561 – 1563 | ||||
Predecessor | Habib Shah | ||||
Successor | Husain Shah Chak | ||||
Born | 1509 Srinagar, Kashmir Sultanate (present-day Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India) | ||||
Died | 1567 | ||||
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Dynasty | Chak dynasty | ||||
Father | Kaji Shah Chak | ||||
Religion | Shia Islam |
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