Dominion of Pakistan
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Was an independent federal dominion in South Asia that was established in August 1947 as a result of the the Partition of British India along religious lines in order to create a separate country for British Indian Muslims. The dominion included both modern-day Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Establishment
August 1947: The Dominion of Pakistan was an independent federal dominion in South Asia that was established in August 1947 as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which led to the Partition of British India along religious lines in order to create a separate country for British Indian Muslims. The country encompassed actual Pakistan and Bangladesh.
August 1947: Khaipur state acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan .
August 1947: In 1947 British India was partitioned and Chitral opted to accede to Pakistan. After accession, it gradually lost its autonomy, finally becoming an administrative district of Pakistan in 1969.
August 1947: Accession to India. The Indian Independence Act came into being on 15 August.
September 1947: On 14 September 1947, following the independence of the new Dominions of India and Pakistan, the Khan Sahib Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji unilaterally acceded the state of Manavadar to Pakistan, even though, being a de facto vassal state of Junagadh State, the state had no such right to do so. This act was done at the same time as his master, the Nawab of Junagadh.
September 1947: The Nawab of Junagarh, Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III, a Muslim whose ancestors had ruled Junagarh and small principalities for some two hundred years, decided that Junagarh should become part of Pakistan, much to the displeasure of many of the people of the state, an overwhelming majority of whom were Hindus. The Nawab acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on 15 September 1947. Pakistan accepted the Nawab's Instrument of Accession on 16 September.
October 1947: British Princely states were given the option to join either Pakistan or India upon withdrawal of British suzerainty in August 1947. The city and princely state of Bahawalpur acceded to Pakistan on 7 October 1947 under Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur.
November 1947: By 9 November 1947, the Indian Government assumed the administration of Junagarh using the "pretext" of re-establishing peace.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
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.
January 1948: Jandol became part of Pakistan.
January 1948: In 1947, the ruler of Nagar State, Mir Shaukat Ali Khan, decided to accede to the Dominion of Pakistan.
January 1948: In 1947, Phulra State acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan. The decision was made by the ruler of Phulra State, Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V, in response to the partition of British India and the creation of Pakistan as a separate nation for Muslims.
January 1948: Sardargardh Bantva acceded to Pakistan in 1947.
February 1948: On 22 October 1947 India took over the administration of Bantva Manavadar. An interim administrator was appointed to carry on the governance of the state, during which time the Government of India held a plebiscite in his domain. Participants voted in favour of union with India and on 15 February 1948 the accession to Pakistan was rescinded.
February 1948: Sardargardh Bantva had acceded to Pakistan in 1947, but then rescinded the accession and re-accedeed to India on 15 February 1948.
March 1948: On 17 March 1948, Kharan acceded to Pakistan.
March 1948: On 17 March 1948, Makran acceded to Pakistan.
March 1948: The Khanate of Kalat was briefly independent from 12 August 1947 until 27 March 1948, when the Khan acceded his state to the new Dominion of Pakistan.
Was an Indian military campaign to annex the princely state of Junagadh that had joined Pakistan despites being a region with a Hindu majority.
Is an ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan, two countries that emerged fromt he partition of British India in 1947.
3.1.Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir shortly after the partition of the British Raj.
December 1948: Situation at ceasefire of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
March 1952: For a period of three years between 3 October 1952 and 14 October 1955, Las Bela was part of the Baluchistan States Union but retained internal autonomy.
March 1956: Pakistan becomes a republic.
Disestablishment
March 1956: Pakistan becomes a republic.
Selected Sources
Indian independence Act. Retrieved on March, 24th 2024 on https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1947/30/pdfs/ukpga_19470030_en.pdf
