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State of Phulra
Flag of State of Phulra Emblem of Pakistan

This article is part of the series:
Historical regions of Pakistan Image File history File links Flag_of_Pakistan. ... National Emblem of Pakistan (large) This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... 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. ...

Map of Pakistan with State of Phulra highlighted
Capital
Phulra
Area
94 km²
Main language(s) Hindko
Established 1828
Abolished 1950
Historic regions of Pakistan
Original Provinces



One-Unit Provinces Hindko is an ancient language spoken in northern Pakistan. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan was a former province of Pakistan located in the northern parts of modern Balochistan province. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with East Pakistan. ... The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) around Karachi was the original capital territory of Pakistan. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... Sindh (Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... The Punjab/ پنجاب province of Pakistan is part of the larger Punjab region. ...

Former States
Other regions
Government of NWFP

The State of Phulra was a small princely state in the modern North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It was situated east of the nearby princely State of Amb. Both states ceased to exist in 1950 when they were merged into the North-west Frontier Province. There was some dispute as to whether Phulra was a state or an estate (jagir) in the Indian Empire. It has been suggested that East Bengal (province) be merged into this article or section. ... Independent (as part of Pakistan) from British Empire - August 14, 1947 Separated from East Pakistan as Pakistan - March 26, 1971 Capital Karachi Language Urdu, English West Pakistan consisted of the western part of Pakistan from 1947 until 1971, when East Pakistan became Bangladesh and West Pakistan became the present-day... 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. ... The State of Chitral, or Chitrāl, 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 page is about the town of Hunza in northern Kashmir. ... The State of Kalat was a princely state located in the centre of the modern province of Balochistan. ... The State of Khayrpur was a princely state on the Indus river in what is now Pakistan, with its capital city at Khayrpur. ... 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. ... The State of Swat 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. ... 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. ... A princely state is any state under the reign of a prince, both terms being taken in the broad sense. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... Amb was a small princely state in what is today the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... A Jagir is a small territory granted by a ruler to an army chieftain (called a sardar in Marathi language) in recognition of his military service. ... 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). ...

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History

The state was founded in 1828 by a member of the Tanoli dynasty of Amb.


Today the former area of Phulra forms a Union Council of the tehsil of Mansehra. A tehsil or taluk is an administrative subdivision or tier found in several South Asian countries. ... Mansehra is a district in NWFP of Pakistan. ...


Government

The state was ruled by a colateral line of the hereditary Tanoli rulers of Amb. The rulers were styled as Nawab. A Nawab was originally the provincial governor or viceroy of a province or region of the Mughal empire. ...

Tenure Rulers of Phulra
1828 Unknown
1950 State of Phulra abolished

See also

North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... Pakistan has been ruled by both democratic and military governments. ... The History of Pakistan for times preceding 1947 overlaps with that of the history of Afghanistan, Iran, and India. ... 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. ...

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