Nagar State (Princely State)

This article is about the specific polity Nagar State (Princely State) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a princely state in the northern part of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

Establishment

January 1894: Nagar, founded by Shins in the fourteenth century, was ruled by the Maqpons. The British gained control after the Hunza-Nagar Campaign, led by British officers like Sir John Biddulph and Colonel Durand.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. 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.

January 1948: In 1947, the ruler of Nagar State, Mir Shaukat Ali Khan, decided to accede to the Dominion of Pakistan.