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The Khanate of Kalat, also known as the Baloch-Brahui Confederacy, [3] [2] was a Brahui Khanate that originated in the modern-day Kalat region of Pakistan.Formed in 1666 due to the threat of Mughal expansion in the region, [4] [5] it controlled the wider Balochistan at its greatest extent in the mid-18th century, [2] extending from Kerman in the west to Sindh in the east and from Helmand River ...
Kalat features a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Kalat is 14.1 °C (57.4 °F), while the annual precipitation averages 163 mm (6.4 in). June is the driest month with 1 mm (0.039 in) of rainfall, while January, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 36 mm (1.4 in).
The Baluchistan region of British India, including the British Baluchistan province, the Khanate of Kalat and its subsidiary states (National Geographic, 1946) The princely state of Kalat in Balochistan acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on 27 March 1948, [ 1 ] after having declared independence earlier on 15 August 1947. [ 2 ]
Moreover, Kalat's Prime Minister was an Indian Government deputy who did not answer to the khan. [30] In 1933 Ahmad Yar Khan became the Kalat's ruler with an insecure place in the Baluch-Brahui confederacy. [28] To obtain complete control of Kalat, he requested the Government of India to restore his authority.
Today most of Brahuistan, with the exception of Nushki, is part of Kalat Division. According to the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the districts of Khuzdar, Nushki, Kalat, Mastung and Surab have Brahui majority. Kalat Division, which consists of most of the former state of Kalat, is the only Brahui-majority division of Balochistan. [4]
The First Balochistan Conflict was a rebellion instigated by Prince Agha Abdul Karim and Prince Muhammad Rahim of Kalat in response to the accession of Kalat and with the aim of establishing Kalat as an independent state from Pakistan. With the arrest of the princes and loss of a lot of manpower, the rebellion ultimately came to an end in 1950 ...
Balochistan [4] (/ b ə ˈ l oʊ tʃ ɪ s t ɑː n, b ə ˌ l oʊ tʃ ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n,-s t æ n / bə-LOHTCH-ist-a(h)n, - A(H)N; Balochi: بلۏچستان, romanized: Balòcestàn, [baˈloːt͡ʃest̪ɑːn]), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the ...
Kalat Division or Qalat Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province of Pakistan. [1] Its capital city is Khuzdar founded on 14 October 1955.