Kalat (princely state)

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State of Kalat
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Capital	Kalat
Area	91,909 km²
Main language(s)	Persian, Baluchi
Established	1638
Abolished	14th October 1955
Historic regions of Pakistan
Original Provinces Baluchistan East Bengal Federal Capital Territory North West Frontier Province Sind West Punjab One-Unit Provinces 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 Balochistan

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 capital was the town of Kalat.

1 History
2 Rulers of Kalat
3 See also
4 External links and references

[edit] History

The state of Kalat was founded in 1638. The territories controlled by the state fluctuated over the centuries but eventually were established by treaties with the British Agent Robert Sandeman in the late nineteenth century. Parts of the state to the north and northeast were leased or ceded to form the province of British Baluchistan which later gained the status of a Chief Commissioners province.

On 31st March 1948, the state acceded to Pakistan and went on to form the Baluchistan States Union on 3rd October 1952 with three neighbouring states. The state of Kalat ceased to exist on 14th October 1955 when the province of West Pakistan was formed.

[edit] Rulers of Kalat

The rulers of Kalat held the title of Wali originally but in 1739 also took the title (Begler Begi) Khan usually shortened to Khan. The last Khan of Kalat (Urdu: خان قلات) had the privilege of being the President of the Council of Rulers for the Baluchistan States Union.

Tenure	Khan of Kalat
1695 - 1714	Samander Khan
1714 - 1734	Abdullah Khan
1734 - 1749	Muhabat Khan
1749 - 1794	Hosayn Nasir Khan I
1794 - 1831	Mahmud Khan I
1831 - 13th November 1839	Mohammad Mehrab Khan II
1839 - 1840	Shah Nawaz Khan
1840 - 1857	Hosayn Nasir Khan II
1857 - March 1863	Khodadad Khan (1st time)
March 1863 - May 1864	Shirdil Khan
May 1864 - 15th August 1893	Khodadad Khan (2nd time)
10th November 1893 - 3rd November 1931	Mahmud Khan II
3rd November 1931 - 10th September 1933	Mohammad Azam Jan Khan
10th September 1933 - 14th October 1955	Ahmad Yar Khan (1st time)
20th June 1958 - 1958	Ahmad Yar Khan (2nd time)(in rebellion)
14th October 1955	State of Kalat dissolved