Editing Gilgit (section)

=== Trakhàn Dynasty ===
{{Main|Trakhan dynasty}}
[[File:A Dance at Gilgit.jpg|thumb|A Dance at Gilgit by [[G. W. Leitner]], 1893|left|331x331px]]

Gilgit was ruled for centuries by the local Trakhàn Dynasty, which ended about 1810 with the death of Raja Abas, the last Trakhàn Raja.<ref name="Drew">[[Frederick Drew]] (1875) ''The Jummoo and Kashmir Territories: A Geographical Account'' E. Stanford, London, [http://worldcat.org/oclc/1581591 OCLC 1581591]</ref> The rulers of [[Hunza Valley|Hunza]] and [[Nagar Valley|Nager]] also claim origin with the Trakhàn dynasty. They claim descent from a heroic [[Kayanian dynasty|Kayani]] Prince of Persia, ''[[Azur Jamshid]]'' (also known as ''Shamsher''), who secretly married the daughter of the king ''Shri Badat''.

She conspired with him to overthrow her [[Human cannibalism|cannibal]] father. Sri Badat's faith is theorised as [[Hindu]] by some<ref>Amar Singh Chohan (1984) ''The Gilgit Agency, 1877–1935'', Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, p. 4</ref><ref>Reginald Charles (1976) ''Between the Oxus and the Indus'', Francis Schomberg, p. 249</ref> and Buddhist by others.<ref>Henry Osmaston, Philip Denwood (1995) ''Recent Research on Ladakh 4 & 5: Proceedings of the Fourth and Fifth'', Motilal Banarsidass, p. 226</ref><ref>Ahmad Hasan Dani (1989) ''History of Northern Areas of Pakistan'', Islamabad : National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, p. 163</ref>

Prince Azur Jamshid succeeded in overthrowing King Badat who was known as the ''Adam Khor'' (literally "man-eater"),<ref>''Imperial Gazetteer of India. Provincial Series: Kashmir and Jammu'', {{ISBN|0-543-91776-2}}, Adamant, p. 107</ref><ref>Reginald Charles (1976) ''Between the Oxus and the Indus'', Francis Schomberg, p. 144</ref> often demanding a child a day from his subjects, his demise is still celebrated to this very day by locals in traditional annual celebrations.<ref>[http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/jneelis/dissertation/Chapter1.pdf]{{dead link|date=November 2013}}</ref> In the beginning of the new year, where a Juniper procession walks along the river, in memory of chasing the cannibal king ''Sri Badat'' away.<ref>Henry Osmaston, Philip Denwood (1995) ''Recent Research on Ladakh 4 & 5'', Motilal Banarsidass Publ., p. 229</ref>

Azur Jamshid abdicated after 16 years of rule in favour of his wife ''Nur Bakht Khatùn'' until their son and heir ''Garg'', grew of age and assumed the title of [[Raja]] and ruled, for 55 years. The dynasty flourished under the name of the Kayani dynasty until 1421 when Raja Torra Khan assumed rulership. He ruled as a memorable king until 1475. He distinguished his family line from his stepbrother ''Shah Rais Khan'' (who fled to the king of Badakshan, and with whose help he gained Chitral from ''Raja Torra Khan''), as the now-known dynastic name of Trakhàn. The descendants of ''Shah Rais Khan'' were known as the ''Ra'issiya Dynasty''.<ref>Ahmad Hasan Dani (1999) ''History of Civilizations of Central Asia'', Motilal Banarsidass Publ, pp. 216–217</ref>