Kharan (princely state)

This article is about the former State of Kharan. For other uses, see Kharan (disambiguation).

This article is part of the series Former administrative units of Pakistan

Original provinces Baluchistan East Pakistan Federal Capital Territory North-West Frontier Province Sind West Punjab Princely states Baluchistan States Union Amb Bahawalpur Chitral Dir Hunza Kalat Khairpur Kharan Las Bela Makran Nagar Swat Minor states Jhalawan Phulra Sarawan One-unit provinces East Pakistan West Pakistan Other subdivisions Gilgit Agency    Trans-Karakoram Tract Marri-Bugti Country

Kharan

Capital Kharan Area 48,051 km² Languages Baluchi Brahui Persian Established  1697 Abolished 14 October 1955

Government of Balochistan

The State of Kharan was an autonomous princely state in India (later Pakistan), located in the southwest of modern Pakistan.

History

The state of Kharan was established in about 1697 CE as a vassal state of Kalat, a status which remained until 1940. On 17 March 1948, Kharan acceded to Pakistan and on 3 October 1952 it joined the Baluchistan States Union. The state was dissolved on 14 October 1955 when most regions of the western wing of Pakistan were merged to form the province of West Pakistan. When that province was dissolved in 1970, the territory of the former state of Kharan was organised as Kharan District of the province of Baluchistan (later Balochistan).

Demographics

The Population of the state was mainly Baloch and Afghan tribes Nosherwani,Ghilzai,Syad,Safarzai,Barech,Aegbari,Mohammad Hassani,Hussenzai Yallanzai,Dagarzai, Kubdani, Qambrani and with same menartiz Hindo,Heesai. Nosherwanis are considered as Rulers of Kharan and Ghilzai is 2nd in camon of Kharan.Nosherwanis are the most respected and educated tribe in Kharan. The population of Kharan district was estimated to be over 2,06,909 in 2011.^{[citation needed]} Over 99% of the people of the district are Muslims.^{[citation needed]}

Government

The hereditary rulers of Kharan held the title of SARDAR and from 1921 were also styled Sardar Bahadur and NAWAB.

Date of Reign	Rulers of Kharan
1810-?	Sardar Abbas Khan
1833–1885	Sardar Sir Azad Khan (KCIE)
1885–1909	Sardar Bahadur Nowruz Khan
1909–1911	Sardar Bahadur Shaheed Mohammad Yaqub Khan
1911–1958	Nawab Ameer Muhammad Habibullah Khan Nousherwani
14 October 1958) Nawab Ameer Gulam Mustafa Khan

1990. Nawab Ameer Abdrhman Khan Nousherwani

See also

• Kharan District
• Balochistan Province
• List of Indian Princely States

External links

• Government of Balochistan