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State of Chitral Image:Flag of Chitral.gif This article is part of the series: Historical regions of Pakistan Image File history File links Emblem_Pakistan. ... 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. ... Capital Chitral Town Area 14,850 km² Main language(s) Persian Khowar (colloquial) Image File history File links Chitral_Map. ... Chitral Valley and Tirich Mir, 7,708 m (25,289 ft) Chitral, or Chitrāl (Urdu: چترال), is the name of a town , , valley, river, district, and former princely state in the former Malakand Division of the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... Persian, (local name: FārsÄ« or PārsÄ«), is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... Khowar is classified as a Dardic Language. ... Established 1585 Abolished 28th July 1969 Historic regions of Pakistan Original Provinces Baluchistan East Bengal Federal Capital Territory North West Frontier Province Sind West Punjab One-Unit Provinces (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... The Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan was a former province of Pakistan located in the northern parts of modern Balochistan province. ... East Bengal was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly included the modern state of Bangladesh. ... The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) around Karachi was the original capital territory of Pakistan. ... This article details the historical North-West Frontier Province. ... The Sind is a former province of Pakistan and British India which existed from 1936 to 1955. ... The Punjab/ پنجاب province of Pakistan is part of the larger Punjab region. ... East Pakistan West Pakistan Former States Amb Bahawalpur Chitral Dir Hunza Kalat Khairpur Kharan Las Bela Makran Nagar Phulra Swat Other subdivisions Baluchistan States Union Gilgit Agency Trans-Karakoram Tract Divisions of Pakistan Government of NWFP This article is about the former State of Chitral. For other uses, see Chitral. The State of Chitral, or Chitrāl (Urdu: ریاست چترال), was a former princely state of Pakistan and British India which ceased to exist in 1969. The area of the state now forms part of the Chitral District in the North-West Frontier Province. East Pakistan was a former province of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. ... West Pakistan, sometimes refered to as Old Pakistan, was the popular and sometimes official name of the western wing of UP until 1971, when the eastern wing (East Pakistan) became independent as Bangladesh; Pakistan with its current borders was previously refered to as New Pakistan between the period of (1972... Amb was a small princely state in what is today the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... The State of Bahawalpur was a princely state of the Punjab in what is now Pakistan, stretching along the southern bank of the Sutlej and Indus Rivers, with its capital city at Bahawalpur. ... This article is about the former State of Hunza, for the main article see Hunza Valley Hunza (Urdu: ہنزہ) is a former princely state in the northernmost part of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, which existed until 1974. ... State of Kalat or State of Qalat (Urdu: ریاست قلات) was a princely state located in the centre of the modern province of Balochistan. ... The State of Kharan was an autonomous princely state of both British India and Pakistan, located in the southwest of modern Pakistan. ... The State of Las Bela was princely state of Pakistan and British India which existed until 1955. ... The State of Makran was an autonomous princely state of both British India and Pakistan, which ceased to exist in 1955. ... The State of Nagar is a former princely state in the northernmost part of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, which existed until 1974. ... This article details the former Pakistani region of the Baluchistan States Union. ... The Gilgit Agency was an occupied province of the Maharaja of Kashmir before November 1, 1947. ... Trans-Karakoram Tract is occupied by China now, having been part of Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir until 1963, when Pakistan had handed over it to China according to the border agreement. ... The Divisions of Pakistan were previously the third tier of government in Pakistan until they were abolished in 2000. ... Chitral Valley and Tirich Mir, 7,708 m (25,289 ft) Chitral, or Chitrāl (Urdu: چترال), is the name of a town , , valley, river, district, and former princely state in the former Malakand Division of the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A princely state is any state under the reign of a prince and is thus a principality taken in the broad sense. ... British India (otherwise known as The British Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, were under the colonial authority of the British Empire (Undivided India). ... Chitral is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the town of Chitral. ... The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is the smallest in size of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Pashtuns and various other groups. ... The former princely capital, Chitral Town, is situated on the west bank of the Chitral (or Kunar River) at the foot of Tirich Mir which at 7,708 m or 25,289 ft is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush. Kunar river is located in Afghanistan and Pakistan. ... Tirich Mir is the highest mountain in the Hindu Kush region of northern Pakistan. ... The Hindu Kush or Hindukush (هندوکش in Persian) is a mountain range in Afghanistan as well as in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... Contents 1 Population 2 History 3 Government 4 See also 5 External links [edit] Population The official language of the state was Persian but the general population was mainly of the Kho tribe, who spoke the Khowar language (or Chitrali), which is also spoken in parts of Yasin, Gilgit and Swat. Chitral was also famous for being home to the Kalash tribe who reside in three remote valleys southwest of Chitral Town. Persian, (local name: FārsÄ« or PārsÄ«), is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... Khowar is classified as a Dardic Language. ... Yasin Valley is a high mountain valley in the Hindu Kush mountains, in the northwest region of Gilgit in northern Pakistan. ... Gilgit District is bounded by Wakhan Corridor (Afghanistan) in the north, Xinjiang (China) in the north / northeast, Skardu District in the south / southeast. ... PTDC Motel at Malam Jabba Ski Resort, Swat, NWFP, Pakistan. ... The word Kalasha may refer to: A people of northern Pakistan, the Kalasha of Chitral their language, Kalasha-mun A people of Nuristan in Afghanistan, the Kalasha of Nuristan their language, Kalasha-ala See also Kalash Category: ... [edit] History From ancient times, Chitral was an important point on the trade routes from northern Afghanistan (ancient Bactria) and the Tarim Basin to the plains of Gandhara (in northern Pakistan), and the region near Jalalabad, in eastern Afghanistan. It has been suggested that Ta-Hsia be merged into this article or section. ... Taklamakan Desert in the Tarim Basin. ... Gandhāra (also Ghandara, Ghandahra, Chandahara, and Persian Gandara) is the name of an ancient Mahajanapada in eastern Afghanistan and the north-western province of Pakistan. ... Jalalabad (Persian: Jalālābād) is the capital of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan, 150 km east of Kabul near the Khyber Pass. ... In the second century CE, the area fell under the rule of the Kushans. The people converted to Islam in the eleventh century CE. Some are members of the Ismaili sect headed by the Aga Khan. Chitral was ruled by the Katur Mehtars who claimed descent from Tamerlane, through his descendant Sultan Abul Ghazi Baiqara of Herat. Boundary of the Kushan empire, c. ... (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... The IsmāʿīlÄ« (Urdu: اسماعیلی IsmāʿīlÄ«, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-IsmāʿīliyyÅ«n; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is part of ShÄ«Ê¿a community after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). ... Aga Khan (Persian: آغا خان ) is the hereditary title of the Imam (spiritual and general leader), of the Nizari (Nizari Ismaili) sect (result of the 1094 split with the Mustaˤliyya who followed Nizars younger brother Al-Mustali) within the Shia Ismaili branch of Islam. ... The Katur Dynasty was the ruling family of the erstwhile princely state of Chitral, now located in Pakistan. ... Mehtar (Urdu: مھتار ) The term Mehtar is a Persian word meaning Mighty. It is the title of the ruler of the former State of Chitral. ... For the chess engine Tamerlane, see Tamerlane. ... From 1634 - 1712 it was under the sway of Badakhshan (in Afghanistan). Eventually Afghan expansionism led the Mehtars to build a relationship with nearby Kashmir and later directly with the British. Badakhshan is a region comprising parts of northeastern Afghanistan and of Tajikistan. ... Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ... Chitral remained an autonomous state throughout British rule in India and after 1947 survived until it was incorporated into Pakistan on 28th July 1969. Chitral was the largest and richest of the Dardic principalities, to the point that it was considered an independent kingdom. [edit] Government The ruling family of Chitral was the Katur dynasty, founded by Shah Katur (1585-1630), which governed Chitral until 1969 when the government of Pakistan took over. During the reign of Mehtar Aman-ul-Mulk, known as Lot (Great) Mehtar, the dynasty's sway extended from Asmar in the Kunar Valley of Afghanistan to Punyal in the Gilgit Valley. 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... Kunar Valley is a valley in Afghanistan. ... Tribes in Upper Swat, Dir Kohistan and Kafiristan (present day Nuristan, not to be confused with the Kalasha valleys which have always been an integral part of Chitral) paid tribute to the Mehtar of Chitral. PTDC Motel at Malam Jabba Ski Resort, Swat, NWFP, Pakistan. ... Kohistan is a Persian word meaning mountainous region or highland (Koh = mountain; -istan = suffix -land). ... Nurestan Province (also spelled Nuristan) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ... The ruler's title, Mehtar, is unique; his male descendants were styled Mehtarjao, equally rare, until the higher (Persian) royal style Shahzada, originally reserved for the Crown Prince (Tsik mehtar, again unique, as Heir Persumptive, becoming Wali-Akht Sahib when heir Apparent), was extended to all princes of the Mehtar's blood since the rulers at that point. The term prince (the female form is princess), from the Latin root princeps, when used for a member of the highest aristocracy, has several fundamentally different meanings - one generic, and several types of titles. ... The scions of the Katur dynasty are still widely respected and honoured by the people of Chitral today, but the current Mehtar, H.H. Saif-ul-Mulk Nasir does not hold any royal powers. Tenure Mehtars of Chitral 1712 - 1745 Sangalli 1745 - Unknown date Mohammad Beg Unknown date - 1775 Unknown ruler 1775 - 1790 Faramarz Shah of Yasin 1790 - 1795 Shah Afzal I 1795 - 1798 Shah Fazal 1798 - Unknown date Shah Khairullah Khuswaqte Unknown date - 1818 Mohtaram Shah II (1st time) 1818 - 1820s Nawaz Khan 1820s - 1833 Aman ul-Mulk I 1833 - 1837 Mohtaram Shah II (2nd time) 1837 - 1853 Shah Afzal II 1853 - 1857 Mohtaram Shah III 1857 - 30th August 1892 Aman ul-Mulk II 30 August 1892 - 1 December 1892 Afzal ul-Mulk 1 December 1892 - 12 December 1892 Shir Afzal Khan 12 December 1892 - 1 January 1895 Nizam ul-Mulk 1 January 1895 - 2 September 1895 Amir ul-Mulk 1 May 1895 - 13 October 1936 Shuja ul-Mulk 13 October 1936 - 29 June 1943 Mohammad Nasir ul-Mulk 29 June 1943 - 7 January 1949 Mohammad Muzaffar ul-Mulk 7 January 1949 - 14 October 1953 Saif ur-Rahman 14 October 1953 - 28 July 1969 Mohammad Saif ul-Mulk Nasir 28 July 1969 State of Chitral dissolved August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... [edit] See also Chitral North-West Frontier Province Chitral Valley and Tirich Mir, 7,708 m (25,289 ft) Chitral, or Chitrāl (Urdu: چترال), is the name of a town , , valley, river, district, and former princely state in the former Malakand Division of the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is the smallest in size of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Pashtuns and various other groups. ... [edit] External links Brief history of Chitral State at 4DW website World Statesmen website on Pakistan Government of NWFP Government of Pakistan Categories: Historical regions of Pakistan | Indian Princely States | Muslim ruling clans of India | North-West Frontier Province

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