Khan of Kalat
Khan of Kalat or Khan-e-Qalat (Balochi: خان قلات) is the title of former rulers of State of Kalat. Kalat state or Balochistan is now part of Pakistan. The rulers in Kalat were subjected to the political authority of a larger state for some period; first they were subjected to Mughal emperor Akbar in Delhi,[1][2] then after 1839 to the British, and finally to the Pakistan government.
The rulers of Kalat held the title of Vali 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.
History
The Khans of Kalat were founded by a Baloch[3] hill chieftain named Qambar (or Qumbar).[4][5] His tribe was hired by Sehwa, the Raja of Kalat, a Hindu princely state, to protect against marauding tribes from the Multan, Shikarpur and Upper Sind areas.[5] Mir Qambar Baloch and his troops successfully repressed the incursion, but afterward, they deposed the raja and Mir Qambar Baloch became the first Vali.[4]
| Tenure | Khan of Kalat[2] |
|---|---|
| 1666–1667 | Mir Ahmad I Khan Qambrani Baloch |
| 1695–1696 | Mir Mehrab Khan Ahmedzai Baloch |
| 1697–1713 | Mir Samandar Khan Ahmedzai Baloch also known as Amir al-Umara Amir of Amirs |
| 1713–1714 | Mir Ahmad II Khan Ahmedzai Baloch |
| 1715–1730 | Mir Abdullah Khan Ahmedzai Baloch also known as Eagle of the Mountain |
| 1730–1749 | Mir Muhabbat Khan Ahmedzai Baloch |
| 1750–1794 | Mir Muhammad Nasir Khan I Ahmedzai Baloch also known as Noori Naseer Khan the great |
| 1794–1816 | Mir Mahmud Khan I Ahmedzai Baloch |
| 1816–13 November 1839 | Mir Mehrab Khan Ahmedzai Baloch |
| 1839–1840 | Mir Shah Nawaz Khan Ahmedzai Baloch |
| 1840–1857 | Mir Nasir Khan II Ahmedzai Baloch, son of Mir Naseer Khan Ahmedzai Baloch I[6] |
| 1857–March 1863 | Mir Khudadad Khan Ahmedzai Baloch (1st time). During his period of rule, seven major and many minor rebellions took place. |
| March 1863–May 1864 | Mir Sherdil Khan Ahmedzai Baloch (usurped throne) |
| May 1864–15 August 1893 | Mir Khudadad Khan Ahmedzai Baloch (2nd time) |
| 10 November 1893–3 November 1931 | Mir Mahmud Khan II Ahmedzi Baloch |
| 3 November 1931–10 September 1933 | Mir Mohammad Azam Jan Khan Ahmedzai Baloch |
| 10 September 1933–14 October 1955 | Mir Ahmad Yar Khan Ahmedzai Baloch (1st time) |
| 20 June 1958–1958 | Mir Ahmad Yar Khan Ahmedzai Baloch (2nd time, in rebellion) |
| 14 October 1955 | State of Kalat acceded to Pakistan |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.uob.edu.pk/journals/TREATY%20OF%20KALAT%201758%20BETWEEN%20QANDHAR%20AND%20KALAT%20AND%20ITS%20IMPACTS.pdf
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Baluchistan" Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol. 6, p. 277, from the Digital South Asia Library, accessed 15 January 2009
- ↑ Qambar gave his name to the Qambarani branch of the Baloch, just as Ahmed I gave his name to the Ahmedzai branch of the Qambrani, Balfour, Edward (1885) "India, Its Balochistan neighbours" The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial and Scientific Vol. II H-NYSA (3rd ed.) Bernard Quaritch, London, p. 195, accessed 15 January 2009
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Keltie, J. Scott (ed.) (1902) Statistical and historical annual of the states of the world for the year 1902 Macmillan and Co., London p. 172, accessed 15 January 2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Balfour, Edward (1885) "India, Its Baluchistan neighbours" The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial and Scientific Vol. II H-NYSA (3rd ed.) Bernard Quaritch, London, p. 191, accessed 15 January 2009
- ↑ The British recognized Naseer Khan Ahmedzai Baloch II in 1841, Keltie, J. Scott (ed.) (1902) Statistical and historical annual of the states of the world for the year 1902 Macmillan and Co., London p. 173, accessed 15 January 2009
