The State of Kharan (Urdu: ریاست خاران) was an autonomous princely state in British India covering what is part of the present-day province of Balochistan, in the southwest of Pakistan.[1]
| State of Kharan Balochi: ریاست خاران | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princely State of Dominion of Pakistan | |||||||||
| 1697–1955 | |||||||||
 Flag | |||||||||
 Kharan in Pakistan 1955 (in red) | |||||||||
 Kharan in British India 1940 (in red) | |||||||||
| Capital | Kharan | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1697 | 48,051 km2 (18,553 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Legislature | |||||||||
• Upper house | Nausherwani Family | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1697 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 14 October 1955 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Balochistan, Pakistan | ||||||||
| Government of Balochistan | |||||||||
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On 17 March 1948, Kharan acceded to Pakistan and on 3 October 1952 it joined the Baluchistan States Union. The state was dissolved on 14 October 1955 when most regions of the western wing of Pakistan were merged to form the province of West Pakistan. With the dissolution of the province in 1970, the territory was reorganised as Kharan District of the province of Baluchistan (later Balochistan).
Khans of Kharan
edit| Khans of Kharan | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Dinar Khan | |
| Shahdad Khan I | |
| Rahmat Khan | |
| Purdil Khan | 1712–1747 |
| Abbas Khan II | 1747–1749 |
| Shahdad Khan II | 1749–1760 |
| Jahangir Khan | 1796–1810 |
| Abbas Khan III | 1810–1833 |
| Azad Khan | 1833–1885 |
| Nowroz Khan | 1885–1908 |
| Mohammad Yaqub Khan | 1908–1912 |
| Habibullah Khan | 1912–1955 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Pillalamarri, Akhilesh. "A Brief History of Balochistan". The Diplomat.