Nawaz of Kalat
Appearance
Mir Shah Nawaz Khan Baloch | |
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Khan of Kalat | |
Reign | 1839–1841 |
Coronation | 1839 |
Predecessor | Mir Mehrab Khan |
Successor | Mir Nasir Khan II |
Born | Kalat |
Died | 1841 Kalat |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Mir Shah Nawaz Khan Baloch (Urdu: میر شاہنواز خان بلوچ) was the Khan (ruler) of the princely state of Kalat in what is now the Balochistan province of Pakistan.[1][2]
Shah Nawaz came to power upon the assassination of his predecessor. Used by the British to legitimize their rule in Balochistan, Shah Nawaz was widely hated by Baloch nationalists. His predecessor's son, Mir Nasir Khan II, led a rebellion against the British, forcing them to accept his rule as Khan over Shah Nawaz in 1841.[3]
References
- ^ Baluchistan - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 6, p. 277.
- ^ Baluchistan (Pakistan) (1907). Baluchistan district gazetteer series. printed at Bombay Education Society's Press. pp. 54–56. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Dashti, Naseer (2012). The Baloch and Balochistan: A historical account from the Beginning to the fall of the Baloch State. Trafford Publishing. p. Chapter 14.