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State of Nagar
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Capital	Nagar
Area	5,000 km²
Main language(s)	Burushaski, Shina
Established	14th century
Abolished	25th September, 1974
Historic regions of Pakistan
Original Provinces Baluchistan East Bengal Federal Capital Territory North West Frontier Province Sind West Punjab One-Unit Provinces Image File history File links Nagar_Map. ... Burushaski is a language isolate spoken by some 87,000 (as of 2000) Burusho people in the Hunza, Nagar, Yasin, and parts of the Gilgit valleys in northern Pakistan and Kashmir. ... Tshina is a Dardic Language and is spoken by majority of people in Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... 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
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The State of Nagar(Urdu.ریاست نگر) is a former princely state in the northernmost part of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, which existed until 1974. The state bordered the Gilgit Agency to the south and west, and the former princely state of Hunza to the north and east. The state capital was the town of Nagar. The area of Nagar now forms two tehsils of Gilgit District. Nagar along with Gilgit and Baltistan is claimed by India as part of the state of Jammu & Kashmir. East Pakistan was a former province of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. ... West Pakistan was the popular and sometimes official (1955â€“1970) name of the western wing of Pakistan until 1971, when the eastern wing (East Pakistan) became independent as Bangladesh. ... Amb was a 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. ... The State of Chitral, or ChitrÄl (Urdu: Ø±ÛŒØ§Ø³Øª Ú†ØªØ±Ø§Ù„), was a former princely state of Pakistan and British India which ceased to exist in 1969. ... This article details the historical State of Dir Dir, see Dir The State of Dir was a small former princely state located in the modern North-West Frontier Province in Pakistan. ... This article is about the former State of Hunza, for the main article see Hunza Valley Hunza (Urdu: ÛÙ†Ø²Û) 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: Ø±ÛŒØ§Ø³Øª Ù‚Ù„Ø§Øª) was a princely state located in the centre of the modern province of Balochistan. ... This article is about the former State of Khayrpur. ... The State of Kharan was an autonomous princely state of both British India and Pakistan, located in the southwest of modern Pakistan. ... This article is about the former State of Las Bela. ... The State of Makran was an autonomous princely state of both British India and Pakistan, which ceased to exist in 1955. ... The State of Phulra was a minor princely state of both Pakistan and British India, located in the modern North-West Frontier Province. ... The State of Swat (Urdu: Ø±ÛŒØ§Ø³Øª Ø³ÙˆØ§Øª) was a princely state which existed in the north of the modern North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan until it was dissolved in 1969. ... This article details the former Pakistani region of the Baluchistan States Union. ... Gilgit Agency was the name of most of the area of northern Kashmir which formed a de facto dependency of Pakistan from 1947 to 1970, which was then merged into Northern Areas. ... Political division of Kashmir The Trans-Karakoram Tract is an area of nearly 5,800 sq. ... The Divisions of Pakistan were previously the third tier of government in Pakistan until they were abolished in 2000. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... A princely state is any state under the reign of a prince and is thus a principality taken in the broad sense. ... The Northern Areas (Urdu: Ø´Ù…Ø§Ù„ÛŒ Ø¹Ù„Ø§Ù‚Û’ ) or Gilgit-Baltistan is the northernmost region of Pakistani-administered Kashmir. ... Gilgit Agency was the name of most of the area of northern Kashmir which formed a de facto dependency of Pakistan from 1947 to 1970, which was then merged into Northern Areas. ... This article is about the former State of Hunza, for the main article see Hunza Valley Hunza (Urdu: ÛÙ†Ø²Û) is a former princely state in the northernmost part of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, which existed until 1974. ... The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. ... Gilgit District is bounded by Wakhan Corridor (Afghanistan) in the north, Xinjiang (China) in the north / northeast, Skardu District in the south / southeast. ... Jammu and Kashmir is a historic state in Asia which is currently disputed between India, Pakistan, and to a lesser extent, China. ...

1 History
2 Government
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 Religion
6 References
7 See also
8 External links

History

Nagar was an autonomous principality in close association with neighbouring Hunza. The British gained control of both states 1889 and 1892. The British retained Nagar's status as a 'principality' until 1947 but together with Hunza it was considered a vassal of Kashmir, although never ruled directly by it. The rulers of Nagar sent annual tributes to the Kashmir Durbar until 1947, and along with the ruler of Hunza, were considered amongst the most loyal vassals of the Maharaja of Kashmir. A principality is a monarchical feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a Monarch with the title of prince or princess (a synonym is princedom) or (in the widest sense) a Monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... Durbar is a term in India for a court or levee, from the Persian darbar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1947, the state acceeded to Pakistan, but continued as semi autonomous state. A freedom movement for democracy against the Mir's monarchy started in 1968 led by Syed Yaha Shah the first educated politician of Nagar studied from Adward College Peshawar.The movement demanded democracy and right of people to get education and to end the heavy texation from the the people. As a result dozens of people and the main leaders including Syed Yahya Shah were imprisoned for life with the help of Government of Pakistan prosecuting them as rebillions of the State. Nine people were killed on demonstrating against ipmrisonment of their leaders. When Ayub Khan's dictatorship ended in Pakistan and the demacratic government of the Pakistan Peoples Party under Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto came into power throgh elections it realized the sentiments of the people against the Mir for democracy so the Government freed the prisoners of the movement and desolved the Mirs of Hunza and Nagar and were merged into the Northern Areas in 1974.(Ref,Buroshall Say Nagar Tak ka Safar, by Muhammad Ismail Tehseen, Brushal ke Qabail by Syed Yahya Shah,books written in Urdu available in Muncipal library Gilgit)

The Hunza valley looking across the river to Nagar

Mount Rakaposhi

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 197 KB) Summary Overview of the Hunza valley, Pakistan. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 197 KB) Summary Overview of the Hunza valley, Pakistan. ... Dr. Volker Thewalt has kindly given written permission to use this photo. ... Dr. Volker Thewalt has kindly given written permission to use this photo. ...

Government

The state was governed by the hereditary rulers of the Maghlot dynasty who were styled as Mir and were assisted by a council of Wazirs or Ministers. Details for early rulers are uncertain with the first definite dates available from 1839 CE onwards. Mir (Russian: ; lit. ... A Vizier (Arabic,ÙˆØ²ÙŠØ± - wazÄ«r) (sometimes also spelled Vazir, Vizir, Vasir, Wazir, Vesir, or Vezir - grammatical vowel changes are common in many oriental languages), literally burden-bearer or helper, is a term, originally Persian, for a high-ranking political (and sometimes religious) advisor or minister, often to a Muslim monarch... A minister or a secretary is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. ...

Muglot
Azur
Shamsheer
Sultan Khan
Fazal Khan
Duad Khan
Ali Dad
Kamal Khan(Also called the name of"bupo kamal"
Rahim Khan
Babarullah Khan
Sultan Khan
Azur Khan
Habi Khan
Alif Khan
Zafar Zahid Khan
Mohammad Khan
Azur Khan
Sikandar Khan*
Shoukat Ali Khan(The state of Nagar has dissolved)

Geography

The geography of Nagar was very mountainous difficult terrain which provided a certain degree of protection against invading forces. The highest mountain was the 7,788 m (25,551 ft) Mount Rakaposhi which lay to the south of the town of Nagar. Rakaposhi is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range. ...

Today, the famous Karakoram Highway crosses Nagar, connecting Pakistan to China via the Khunjerab Pass. The road follows the Hunza river for some distance through Nagar and into the Hunza region. Karakoram Highway route map The highest point on the highway: the Khunjerab Pass The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is the highest paved international road in the world. ... Khunjerab Pass from Pakistani side Snow leopard, an endangered species, is found in the Khunjerab National Park The Khunjerab Pass is a high mountain pass on the northern border of Pakistan with the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Demographics

The inhabitants of the Nagar valley is around 90,000 (AKRSP Census, 2000). Nagar is home of people of two main ethnicities - the Burushaski speakers and the Shina speakers. The primitive style of broshuski is still spoken in this valley with mild modern accent. Tshina is a Dardic Language and is spoken by majority of people in Northern Areas of Pakistan. ...

Religion

The population are entirely Shia muslims, in the Isna Ashree sect.

References

Buroshall say Nagar Tek Ka Safar by Mohammad Ismail Nashad.Rasala Buroshall by Syed Mohammad Yahya Shah.Where the three Emperior meet by E.F.Knight.the e.f knight's famous book"where three empires meet"is coming soon in the market being translated in the urdu language by zafar hayat paul,the cief editor of weekly newspaper shumal.

External links

Government of Northern Areas
Government of Pakistan

Categories: Historical regions of Pakistan | Indian Princely States | Regions in Northern Areas (Pakistan)

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