Nagar, Pakistan

Nagar
Nagar
Coordinates: 35.24°N 73.48°E / 35.24; 73.48
Country	Pakistan
Autonomous state	Gilgit-Baltistan
Elevation	2,688 m (8,819 ft)
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)

Nagar (Hindi: नगर, Urdu:نگر) is a town near to the Gilgit Valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. The town is located in Hunza–Nagar District and was the capital of the former State of Nagar. The town is located at 35°24'0N 73°48'0E with an altitude of 2688 metres (8822 feet).

Today, the famous Karakoram Highway crosses Nagar, connecting Pakistan to China via the Khunjerab Pass. The road follows the Hunza river for some distance through Nagar and into the Hunza region.

Location

A shoe store on the Karakoram Highway in Nagar, Northern Area, Pakistan.

The Nagar valley is situated at an elevation of 2,438m (7,999 feet). Nagar Khas is the main town and the capital of the former state of Nagar. Ghulmet, Minapin, Chaprote and Hopper Valleys are popular tourist attractions in the Nagar region because of the spectacular scenery of the surrounding mountains such as Rakaposhi at 7,788m (25,561 feet), and Diran, and Spantik peak (Golden peak.) It is situated at front of hunza.

History

Main article: Nagar Valley

Following the Hunza-Nagar Campaign of 1889-1892 (known locally as the Anglo-Brusho war) the area passed under British control and then as a vassal of the Kashmir Durbar, but was ruled by the same royal family. In 1974, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto dissolved the Princely States of Nagar and Hunza and gave democratic representation to the Northern Areas Council, now known as the Northern Areas Legislative Council.

Reign	Mirs of Nagar
Unknown dates	Fadl Khan
Unknown dates	Daud Khan
Unknown dates	Ali Dad Khan (1st time)
Unknown dates	Hari Tham Khan
Unknown dates	Ali Dad Khan (2nd time)
Unknown dates	Kamal Khan
Unknown dates	Rahim Khan I
Unknown date - 1839	Rahim Khan II
1839–1891	Jafar Zahid Khan (1st time)
1891–1892	Raja Azur Khan (acting)
1892–1904	Jafar Zahid Khan (2nd time)
1905 - 17 March 1940	Raja Mir Iskandar Khan
17 March 1940 - 25 September 1974	Shaukat Ali Khan (1930–1976)
25 September 1974	State of Nagar dissolved
After nagar State Dissolved in 1974	Elected Representatives of Nagar in Gilgit Baltistan legislative Council
1975	Syed Yahya Shah
1980	Mir Shaukat Ali Khan
1985-	Qurban Ali
1997-	Mir Shaukat Ali Khan-Nagar-1 Shiekh Ghulam Haider-Nagar-2,
2000	-Qurban Ali-Nagar-1, Shiekh Ghulam Haider-Nagar-2
2005	Mirza Hussain-Nagar-1,Muhammad Ali Akhtar-Nagar-2
2009	Mirza Hussain-Nagar-1 Muhammad Ali Akhtar-Nagar-2 Thum The traditional name for the ruler in Nagar was Thum, which is also a respectful appellation used by people of both Hunza and Nager who belong to the clan of Boorish. The Shin use the term Yeshkun for the Boorish References Further reading Leitner, G. W. (1893): Dardistan in 1866, 1886 and 1893: Being An Account of the History, Religions, Customs, Legends, Fables and Songs of Gilgit, Chilas, Kandia (Gabrial) Yasin, Chitral, Hunza, Nagyr and other parts of the Hindukush, as also a supplement to the second edition of The Hunza and Nagyr Handbook. And An Epitome of Part III of the author’s “The Languages and Races of Dardistan.” First Reprint 1978. Manjusri Publishing House, New Delhi. Where three Empires meet by E.F.Night. Buroshall Say Nagar Tak ka Safar by Mohammad Ismail Taseen. Brushaal Ke Qabail by Syed Yahya Shah External links