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Amb was originally known as Tanawal and was the tribal homeland of the Tanoli people. The Nawabs of the Tanolis were best known for fighting against the Sikhs under Ranjit Singh.Prior to this,Tanawal was also a part of Pakhal Sarkar,which was ruled by Turks for centuries.The last Turk ruler of Hazara(Pakhal Sarkar)was Sultan Mehmud Khurd and his brother Sultan Qias-ud-Din Khan was the last Turk Wa'ali(Governor) of Tanawal.When Tanolis succeded to overthrow Turks,they also gained strength and established their rule in upper Tanawal and a portion of lower Tanawal as well.Thus was the beginning of Amb State around the end of 18th century.Descndents of Sultan Qias-ud-Din,however,managed to retain certain lands in lower Tanawel and assumed the title of Raja after establishing a jagir.They still live in village Behali district Mansehra. The Nawabs later established Amb as a princely state, ranking as a non-salute state under the British Raj. In 1947 the Nawab of Amb, Mohammad Farid Khan, acceded to Pakistan. In 1969, the state was incorporated into the North-West Frontier Province and in 1971 the royal status of the Nawab was abolished by the Government of Pakistan. The construction of the Tarbela Dam across the Indus River in the early 1970s resulted in much of Amb state being submerged by the reservoir. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The Tanolies (also spelt Tanauli, Tanawali) (Urdu: ØªÙ†ÙˆÙ„ÛŒ ) are a prominent and famous Muslim Pakhtun[] tribe residing mainly in the Amb, Hazara district of NWFP Pakistan. ... Nawab (Urdu: Ù†ÙˆØ§Ø¨ ) was originally the subadar (provincial governor) or viceroy of a subah (province) or region of the Mughal empire. ... A Sikh (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent of Sikhism. ... Maharaja Ranjit Singh (Punjabi: ), also called Sher-e-Punjab (The Lion of the Punjab) (1780-1839) was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. ... The flag of British India Map of British India, 1855 The British Raj (Raj in Hindi meaning Rule from Sanskrit Rajya) refers to the British rule between 1858 and 1947 of the Indian Subcontinent, or present-day India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Myanmar, during the period whereby these lands were under... Image of the Tarbela Dam from space. ... The position of the Sindhu River in Iron Age (Vedic) India. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

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The Tanoli tribe headed by its chieftains, the Nawab of Amb Family, enjoys great importance in Hazara division of North West Frontier Province [NWFP]. Amb state, as it is known, has a history that goes back to pre-Mughal times when in the early part of the fourteenth century the Tanoli tribe under its chieftains (rulers)conquered and settled on the banks of the river Indus and a big area around it, which came to be known as “Tanawal”. A picturesque place was chosen for a capital on the river banks and named Amb. The principality of Tanawal, which was accepted by the British Government as a state came to be known as Amb state. The bond of kinship between the people and the rulers proved to be a major source of strength and unity during the very turbulent times following the liquidation of the Mughal empire. Previous to the British period the whole of the territory ruled by the chief of Amb was known as Mulk-e-Tanawal (Settlement Report of Hazara District, 1872 pages 682 & 684). The voluminous Urdu copy of the settlement report of Hazara compiled by Major Wace in 1872 contains many passages in its historical resume of the area. In a number of maps drawn at the time and enclosed in the report, showing Hazara under the Mughals and under the Durranis, the Amb state has been shown as Mulk-i-Tanawal. (Country of Tanawal). The original existence of that Mulk is as old as the middle period of the great Afghan invasions of India. The principality ruled by the Nawabs of Amb was spread over 30 miles in tne Indus valley and 200 miles in the upper Tanawal area comprising more than 500 villages.

The Amb State as it is known has ever since its creation managed its own affairs without any interference from the Mughals, Sikhs and the British. No invader has ever succeeded in imposing his administrative measures on Amb state, nor has its lands ever been measured or assessed for any rates of land revenue either by the Sikhs or the British, nor has the British government ever enforced any enactment, criminal or civil, in any part of the Amb state. It was run so wisely and brilliantly that no one in the periods of Mughals, Sikhs or British rulers meddled with its affairs. Rather the rulers of Amb were appreciated in every period for smoothly running the affairs of the state. Maintaining cordial relations based on mutual respect with the tribes of Kala Dhaka has always been a priority of the rulers of Amb. In 1947 when the Subcontinent was being partitioned Nawab Sir Mohmmad Farid Khan the then ruler of Amb acceded to Pakistan by signing Instruments of Accession with the Quaid -e-Azam, The State was finally merged with the province of West Pakistan and the royal status of the Nawab abolished in 1969.

Categories: North-West Frontier Province | Historical regions of Pakistan | Indian Princely States The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) (Urdu: Ø´Ù…Ø§Ù„ Ù…ØºØ±Ø¨ÛŒ Ø³Ø±ØØ¯ÛŒ ØµÙˆØ¨Û) is the smallest in size of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Pashtuns (Pakhtoons). ... In recent history, Pakistani political processes have taken place in the framework of a federal republic, where the system of government has at times been parliamentary, presidential, or semi-presidential. ... The nation-state of Pakistan was established in 1947 as one of the two successor states of British India, yet the land and its people possess an extensive and continuous history that can be traced back to very ancient times. ... The historical regions of Pakistan are former states, provinces and territories which mainly existed between 1947 and 1975 when the current provinces and territories were finally established. ... Hundreds of Princely states in British India existed prior to the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, ruled by semi-independent potentates. ... The flag of British India Map of British India, 1855 The British Raj (Raj in Hindi meaning Rule from Sanskrit Rajya) refers to the British rule between 1858 and 1947 of the Indian Subcontinent, or present-day India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Myanmar, during the period whereby these lands were under...

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