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Name: Kingdom of Amb

Type: Polity

Start: 1648 AD

End: 1969 AD

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Was a precolonial polity located in modern-day Pakistan. Following the independence of Pakistan and India in 1947, the country re-emerged as the the Nawabs of Amb remained unaffiliated. It later acceded to Pakistan.

Establishment


  • January 1648: Around 1647, the Tanoli tribe settled on the banks of the Indus River and a wide area around it, which thus came to be known as Tanawal.
  • Chronology


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    1. Conquests of Ranjit Singh


    Expansion during the rule of Ranjit Singh in the Sikh Empire.

    1.1.Afghan-Sikh Wars

    Were a series of military conflicts between the Durrani Empire and the Sikh Empire that took place mainly in the Punjab region.

  • January 1779: The city of Multan reverted to Afghan rule under the suzerainty of Nawab Muzaffar Khan in 1778.

  • 2. Partition of India


    Was the partition of British India in two independent entities: India (with a Hindu majority) and Pakistan (with a Muslim majority). This included the several princely states that were dependent on the British Colony.

  • August 1947: The Amb State become independent from Great Britain.

  • 3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • July 1969: Amb continued as a Princely state of Pakistan until 1969, when it was incorporated into the North West Frontier Province now (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa).

  • Disestablishment


  • July 1969: Amb continued as a Princely state of Pakistan until 1969, when it was incorporated into the North West Frontier Province now (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa).
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