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The Princely States of Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستان کی نوابی ریاستیں; Sindhi: پاڪستان جون نوابي رياستون) were princely states of the British Indian Empire which acceded to the new Dominion of Pakistan between 1947 and 1948, following the partition of British India and its independence.
The Princely States of India: A Chronological Checklist of Their Rulers, by David P. Henige. Published by Borgo Press, 1997. ISBN 0-89370-325-7. Constitutional Development in the Indian Princely States, by Ranjana Kaul. Published by UBS Publishers Distributors, 1998. ISBN 81-259-0511-1. The Maharaja & the Princely States of India, by Sharada ...
In 1952, the four princely states in the southwest formed the Baluchistan States Union. In 1955, the One Unit policy was launched by then-Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra, whereby all the provinces and princely states of the western wing were merged to form the provincial wing of West Pakistan, with Lahore serving as
In 1937, the Congress won in most parts of India (excluding the princely states) in the 1937 state elections, and started to intervene in the affairs of the states. [4] In the same year, Gandhi played a major role in proposing a federation involving a union between British India and the princely states, with an Indian central government.
Modern state of Gujarat, shown within modern borders of India. Junagarh or Junagadh was a princely state in Gujarat [1] ruled by the Muslim Babi dynasty in India, which acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan [2] after the Partition of British India. Subsequently, the Union of India annexed Junagadh in 1948, legitimized through a plebiscite held ...
Princely states of British India which acceded to Pakistan rather than India ... Pages in category "Princely states of Pakistan" The following 25 pages are in this ...
The states are listed alphabetically; this list complements the list of princely states of British India, which is arranged by region and agency. Geographical and administrative assigning is indicative, as various names and borders have changed significantly, even entities (provinces, principalities) split, merged, renamed, etc .
The Swat state was established by a religious leader, Saidu Baba, who was born in a Muslim Khatana Gujjar [5] family of the upper Swat Valley in 1794. [6] He began his life as a shepherd and then left the village at the age of 18 to settled in the village of Mian Brangola, where he got his early education and learnt the fundamentals of Islam.