Khan of Kalat

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Khan of Kalat or Khan-e-Qalat (Urdu: خان قلات) is the title of former rulers of State of Kalat. Kalat state is now part of Balochistan, Pakistan.

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 had the privilege of being the President of the Council of Rulers for the Baluchistan States Union.

Tenure	Khan of Kalat^[1]
1666 - 1667	Mir Ahmad I
1695 - 1696	Mir Mehrab
1697 - 1713	Samandar Khan
1713 - 1714	Mir Ahmad II
1715 - 1730	Mir Abdullah
1730 - 1749	Mir Muhabbat
1749 - 1794	Mir Muhammad Nasir Khan I
1794 - 1831	Mir Mahmud Khan I
1831 - 13th November 1839	Mir Mehrab Khan II
1839 - 1840	Mir Shah Nawaz Khan
1840 - 1857	Mir Nasir Khan II
1857 - March 1863	Mir Khudadad Khan (1st time) during his period of rule, there were seven major and many minor rebellion took place.
March 1863 - May 1864	Sherdil Khan (usurped throne)
May 1864 - 15th August 1893	Mir Khudadad 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 annexed by Pakistan