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Hunza–Nagar Campaign
__NOTOC__ The Hunza–Nagar Campaign was fought in 1891 by troops of the British Raj against the princely states of Hunza (princely state), Hunza and Nagar (princely state), Nagar in the Gilgit Agency (now part of the Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan). It is also known in Pakistan as the "Anglo-Brusho War". British Colonel Algernon George Arnold Durand was appointed administrator of the Gilgit Agency. He opened up the region by building roads, telegraph, and mail systems while maintaining dialogue with the Mir of Gilgit. He intended to improve the road from Kashmir through Hunza and Nagar and up to the frontier with Russia. The Mirs of Nagar and Hunza saw this as a threat to their natural advantage of remoteness. In 1890, Durand reinforced Chalt Fort that was near the border in response to rumors that Nagar and Hunza fighters were going to attack it; he then continued redeveloping the road leading up to the fort. In May 1891, Nagar and Hunza sent a warning to Durand to cease working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagar (princely State)
Nagar ( ur, , ''Riyasat Nagar'') was a princely state, princely salute state in the northern part of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. Until August 1947, it was in a subsidiary alliance with British India. It bordered the states of the Gilgit Agency to the south and west, and the princely state of Hunza (princely state), District Hunza to the north and east. From November 1947 to 1974 it was a Princely states of Pakistan, princely state of Pakistan. The state capital was the town of Nagar. The territory previously covered by Nagar forms three tehsils of the Nagar District of Northern Pakistan. History Nagar, founded in the fourteenth century, was an autonomous principality until the United Kingdom, British gained control of the state following the Hunza–Nagar Campaign (1889-1893). It was a colonial princely states, princely state under the administration of the Gilgit Agency until 1947, but from 1868 it was a vassal of the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir (princely state), Jammu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilt
Nilt is a town in Gilgit District, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar .... It is located at 36°15'0N 74°25'0E with an elevation of 2260 metres (7417 feet). This area was conquered by the British in 1891 as part of the Hunza-Nagar Campaign. References Populated places in Gilgit District {{GilgitBaltistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1891 In Asia
Events January–March * January 1 ** Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany. ** A strike of 500 Hungarian steel workers occurs; 3,000 men are out of work as a consequence. **Germany takes formal possession of its new African territories. * January 2 – A. L. Drummond of New York is appointed Chief of the Treasury Secret Service. * January 4 – The Earl of Zetland issues a declaration regarding the famine in the western counties of Ireland. * January 5 **The Australian shearers' strike, that leads indirectly to the foundation of the Australian Labor Party, begins. **A fight between the United States and Indians breaks out near Pine Ridge agency. ** Henry B. Brown, of Michigan, is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. **A fight between railway strikers and police breaks out at Motherwell, Scotland. * January 6 – Encounters continue, between strikers and the authorities at Glasgow. * January 7 ** General Miles' f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
