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Yakub Shah Chak


Yakub Shah Chak was the last Emperor of Kashmir. He was son of Yusuf Shah Chak.

Yaqub Shah ascended the throne in 1586. He was a fundamentalist Shia who was cruel to his Sunni subjects. Yaqub Shah is known as the independent ruler of Kashmir after his father, Yusuf Shah Chak who was imprisoned and sent to Bihar by Akbar. Yakub carried on warfare against The Mughals but surrendered to Akbar on 8 August 1589. Yaqub Shah died in 1593. He was poisoned.



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