[11][12] The Chaks became highly influential after the invasion of the Mongol commander Zulchu as they started to gain the confidence of the nobles and councillors.

Kota Rani assumed the throne and appointed Chaks in many important offices in her cabinet.

Shah Mir later succeeded and appointed Lankar Chak as his Mīr Bakhshī (Commander-in-Chief),[13] the most important post in the Kashmir army.

Sultan Fateh Shah, just after his ascension in 1486, decided to overthrow his newly appointed Wazir, Malik Saif Dar.

[23] After a two and a half year of peace, relations between Shams Chak and Sayyid Muhammad became tense.

[25] Muhammad Shah was declared the Sultan for the second time with Sayyid securing the seat of Wazir for himself.

[26] In 1505, Shams Chak along with Fath Shah, marched to Sopore and after an extended armed clash defeated Sultan Muhammad.

[31] Musa Raina died shortly after in a civil conflict[32] and was succeeded by Ibrahim Magre, who, due to his incompetence, fled from the valley.

[36][37] After 5 months of peace, the Chaks under Kaji and the Magres under Ibrahim called for an alliance and decided to overthrow Usman along with Sultan Fateh by enthroning Muhammad Shah in his place.

Usman left behind Shankar and Sultan Fateh while he himself decided to attack Muhammad's forces after advancing through the Wular lake.

[38] Lohar Magre and Regi Chak intercepted this plan as both the sides met at Khuyahom pargana.

[47] In 1517, Muhammad again tried to enter Kashmir and gain the support of the nobles with 3000 men who were supplied to him by Sultan Sikandar of Delhi.

[48][42] His body was brought back to the village where he was buried beside the grave of Zain ul Abidin by the orders of Sultan Muhammad.

[55] In early 1520, Kaji sent forces to arrest Jahangir but he soon fled to Dardu, ending their short-lived friendship.

[57] In the May of 1521, the nobles including Malik Abdal, the son of Ibrahim Magre, Lohar Magre and Idi Raina decided to elevate Fateh Shah's son Sikandar Khan to the throne and captured the fort of Nagam.

Soon after this event in 1522, the Rainas and Magres again came into conflict with the Chaks but this time favouring Fateh Shah's another son Habib Khan but Idi Raina defected to the enemy side giving no chance for the Magres to react and were hence defeated and exiled.

The Mughal forces invaded and conquered almost all important forts and cities including the capital Srinagar itself except for Athwajan.

The Kingdom was again divided among Abdal Magre, who continued as Wazir, Lohar Magre, Kaji Chak, Regi Chak and Malik Ali Chadura while Jagirs were given to Malik Ali Chadura and the Crown Land to Sultan Muhammad.

In January 1533, Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, leading the Kashgarian army of Yarkent Khanate, entered Kashmir for an invasion.

The Kashmiris resisted them at Lar (Gagangir) but were defeated and forced to take refuge in the fort of Hanjik.

From Rajdan, the Kashgarians set out towards Srinagar, killing every possible man they saw in their journey and taking women and children as slaves.

Kaji Chak and Abdal Magre decided to adopt guerilla tactics and started making surprise attacks, which proved successful.

Due to this disadvantage, the morale of the Kashgarian army dropped down, tired of warfare and longing for their homes.

Mirza Haidar, seeing this, decided to quit the invasion and made peace deals with the Kashmiri nobles.

Mirza Haidar, who was now serving under the Mughals, was busy fighting the Suris and could not proceed to Kashmir.

But after Emperor Humayun's defeat in the Battle of Kannauj, the nobles again tried to persuade Mirza Haidar for help.

Emperor Humayun even decided to accompany Mirza Haidar but changed his decision after reaching Sialkot due to the dishonesty of his officers who were going to escort him to Kashmir.

Mirza Haidar easily occupied the Valley, installing Nazuk Shah as the Sultan and Abdal Magre as the Wazir.

He himself acted as the Mughal governor of Kashmir.The Kingdom was divided among Mirza Haidar, Sultan Nazuk and Abdal Magre but Abdal died in March 1541 of paralysis and his Jagir and his office of Wazir was transferred to his son Hussain Magre.

The famous Chak ruler, Yousuf Shah-i-Chak built another garden with thirteen terraces from Fatah kadal to Dal Hasan yar, with a variety of flower and fruit trees in it.