Chak Mirza is a town and union council in the Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan. It is located at 33° 25' 50N 73° 25' 40E with an altitude of 547 metres (1797 feet).
The Chak dynasty (Persian: چک; Kashmiri: ژَکھ) was a Kashmiri dynasty of Shina origin that ruled over the Kashmir Sultanate, succeeding the Shah Mir dynasty. The dynasty rose to power in 1561 in Srinagar after the death of the Turco-Mongol military...
The following towns, villages, and other populated places are located within Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan. Where known, they are listed by tehsil; otherwise they are in alphabetical order.
The Mughal conquest of Kashmir was an invasion of the Kashmir Sultanate by the Mughal Empire in 1585–1589. After severe fighting and heavy casualties, the Mughals defeated the Kashmiris in the Battle of Hastivanj (10 October 1586).
Nasir al-Din Muhammad Yusuf Shah (Persian: ناصر الدین محمد یوسف شاہ), better known as Yousuf Shah Chak (Persian: یوسف شاہ چک) was the fourth Sultan of Kashmir from the Chak dynasty from 1578 to 1579 and then from 1580 to 1586. Yousuf succeeded his...
Javed Khan Amrohi (24 March 1949 – 14 February 2023) was an Indian film and television actor. He started his acting career in the theatre in the 1970s and then later in films. He worked in a number of theatrical productions and over 150 films in his...
Ya'qūb (Yākūb) Shāh Chak (Persian: یعقوب شاہ چک) was the sixth and the last Chak Sultan of Kashmir Sultanate, who reigned from 1586 to 1589. Yakub succeeded his father Yousuf Shah Chak, under warlike conditions, after Kashmir was invaded by the...
The Battle of Hastivanj was fought between armies of Mughal Empire under Qasim Khan and Kashmir Sultanate under Shams Chak. It was fought on 10 October 1586 on a mountain ridge known as Hastivanj near modern-day Pir Ki Gali Pass. It resulted in...
Salon is a town and nagar panchayat in Raebareli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of a tehsil as well as a community development block. Originally it was also the headquarters of the entire district, but...
Baba Dawood Khaki (1521–1585 A.D) was a scholar, poet and Sufi of Kubrawiya order. He was a renowned poet using pen name Khaki. Dawood served as Chief Justice of Kashmir during Shah Miri era.