State of Kharan
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Capital	Kharan
Area	48,051 km²
Main language(s)	Persian, Baluchi
Established	1697
Abolished	14 October 1955
Historic regions of Pakistan
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Other subdivisions Baluchistan States Union Gilgit Agency Trans-Karakoram Tract Divisions of Pakistan
Government of Balochistan

This article is about the former State of Kharan. For other uses of the name, see Kharan.

The State of Kharan was an autonomous princely state of both British India and Pakistan, located in the southwest of modern Pakistan. 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. ... 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 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. ... Copyright (c) 2005 Timothy D. Johnson Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... 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). ...

History

The state of Kharan was established in about 1697 CE as a vassal state of Kalat, a status which remained until 1940. 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. When that province was dissolved in 1970, the territory of the former state of Kharan was organised as Kharan District of the province of Baluchistan (later Balochistan). The city of Kalat is located roughly in the center of Balochistan, Pakistan, south and slightly west of the provincial capital Quetta. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article details the former Pakistani region of the Baluchistan States Union. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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... Kharan is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... The province of Balochistan (or Baluchistan) (Urdu: بلوچستان) in Pakistan is the largest in the country by geographical area. ...

Demographics

The population of the province was mainly Baloch tribes with some Brahui scattered across the area. The Baloch (Persian: بلوچ alternative transliterations Baluch, Balouch, Balooch, Balush, Balosh, Baloosh, Baloush et al. ... The Brahui people or Brohi people (Urdu: بروہی) are an ethnic group of about 2. ...

Government

The hereditary rulers of Kharan held the title of Mir and from 1921 were also styled Sardar Bahadur Nawab. Mir (Мир, which can mean both world and peace in Russian) was a highly successful Soviet (and later Russian) orbital station. ... Sardar, in some senses also Sirdar (Persian: سردار ) (, IPA ) is a Persian word meaning commander. ... Nawab (Urdu: نواب ) was originally the subadar (provincial governor) or viceroy of a subah (province) or region of the Mughal empire. ...

October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Kharan District
• Balochistan Province

Kharan is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... The province of Balochistan (or Baluchistan) (Urdu: بلوچستان) in Pakistan is the largest in the country by geographical area. ...

External links

• Government of Balochistan
• Government of Pakistan