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Punial State
Punial State in Pakistan was formerly a princely state (under the British it was a "Special Political District" of the Gilgit Agency and not a Princely State) in the northwest part of the Northern Areas which existed until 1974. The state bordered the Gilgit Tehsil to the south, the former princely state of Yasin to the west, Ishkoman to the north and Afghanistan (Wakhan Corridor) to the northwest. The State Had Two Capitals while ruled by two Islamic dynasties from different religious background which included the Katur Dynasty (Sunni) and Aqa Shah Dynasty (Ismaili). The state capital was the town of Sher Qila until 1889, it was soon replaced by the town of Gahkuch , after Aqa Shah Ruler His Highness Aqa Sultan Akbar Shah expanded the States boundaries by forming a small military relief force named the Punial Levi's in 1889. The area of Punial now forms the above named tehsil of Ghizer District. Punial was an independent principality for several centuries. The British g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princely State
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, subject to a subsidiary alliance and the suzerainty or paramountcy of the British crown. There were officially 565 princely states when India and Pakistan became independent in 1947, but the great majority had contracted with the viceroy to provide public services and tax collection. Only 21 had actual state governments, and only four were large ( Hyderabad State, Mysore State, Jammu and Kashmir State, and Baroda State). They acceded to one of the two new independent nations between 1947 and 1949. All the princes were eventually pensioned off. At the time of the British withdrawal, 565 princely states were officially recognised in the Indian subcontinent, apart from thousands of zamindari estates and jagirs. In 1947, princely states covered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of villages. The terms in India have replaced earlier terms, such as '' pargana'' ('' pergunnah'') and ''thana''. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a newer unit called mandal (circle) has come to replace the system of tehsils. It is generally smaller than a tehsil, and is meant for facilitating local self-government in the panchayat system. In West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, community development blocks are the empowered grassroots administrative unit, replacing tehsils. As an entity of local government, the tehsil office ( panchayat samiti) exercises certain fiscal and administrative power over the villages and municipalities within its jurisdiction. It is the ultimate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takht E Punial
Takht may refer to: Places Iran * Takht-e Olya, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran *Takht-e Sofla, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Takht, Golestan, a village in Mindasht County, Golestan Province, Iran *Takht, Hamadan, a village in Razan County, Hamadan Province, Iran * Takht, Hormozgan, a village in Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran *Takht-e Goru, a village in Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran *Takht, Kurdistan, a village in Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran * Takht, North Khorasan, a village in Shrivan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran *Takht District, an administrative subdivision of Hormozgan Province, Iran *Takht Rural District, an administrative subdivision of Hormozgan Province, Iran * Takht-e Qeysar, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran *Takht-e Tuk, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran *Takht-e Soleymān, an archaeologically notable remains of an ancient temple and citadel in northwestern Iran Pakistan *Takht-i-Bahi, an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Report From Practically Nowhere
''Report from Practically Nowhere'' is a 1959 humorous travelogue by American journalist John Sack, illustrated by Shel Silverstein. The book consists of thirteen profiles of microstates, principalities, autonomous areas, and other places visited by the author: *Lundy *Sark *Andorra *Monaco *Liechtenstein *San Marino *Sovereign Military Order of Malta *Mount Athos * Sharja *Swat *Amb *Punial *Sikkim Sequels In 1974, Tori Haring-Smith revisited ten of the thirteen countries, supported by a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. See also *''News from Nowhere'' References * * * *{{cite magazine , date=March 16, 1959 , title=Books: The Wily Wali , magazine=Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and event (philosophy), events that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various me ... , volume=73 , issue=11 , url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Alam
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anwar Khan (Punial) (born 1946), Pakistan politician
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Anwar Khan is the name of: * Anwar Khan (cricketer) (born 1955), Pakistani former cricketer * Anwar Khan (Guantanamo detainee 948), Afghan, former Guantanamo detainee * Anwar Ahmed Khan (born 1933), Pakistani field hockey player * Anwar Hayat Khan, Pakistani politician *Anwar Kamal Khan (1946–2012), Pakistani politician *Anwar Saifullah Khan Anwar Saifullah Khan ( ur, ; born 7 June 1945) is a Pakistani politician and industrialist. As a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo), he served in Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's cabinet as Federal Minister of Environment and Urban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akbar Khan (Punial)
Akbar Khan may refer to the following in South Asia: History and politics * Akbar, Mughal emperor, Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad (Akbar) * Wazir Akbar Khan (1816-1845), Afghan Prince, general and a tribal leader involved in the first Anglo-Afghan War * Akbar Khan (Pakistani general) (1912-1993), planned the first Indo-Pakistani war of 1947 * Akbar Ayub Khan (born 1971), Pakistani politician * Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, chief of Bugti tribe and former Governor of Balochistan province * Muhammed Akbar Khan, first native Muslim general in British Indian Army * Muhammad Akbar Khan (politician), member of the Punjab Province (British India) legislative council Culture and science * Akbar Khan (director), Indian film director, producer, writer, actor and brother of Feroz Khan, Sanjay Khan & Sameer Khan * Ali Akbar Khan Ali Akbar Khan (14 April 192218 June 2009) was a Indian Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod. Trained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sher Qilla
''Sher Qilla'' , native_name_lang = ur , other_name = , nickname = The Fort of Lions , image_skyline = , settlement_type = Town , image_caption = Sherqilla Valley , pushpin_map = Gilgit Baltistan , pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gilgit-Baltistan , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Autonomous state , subdivision_name1 = Balawaristan , subdivision_type3 = District , subdivision_name3 = Ghizer , coordinates = , elevation_m = 2000 , population_as_of = , population_total = 10,000 , population_demonym = , population_footnotes = , population_density_km2 = , timezone = PS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizari Isma'ilism
The Nizaris ( ar, النزاريون, al-Nizāriyyūn, fa, نزاریان, Nezāriyān) are the largest segment of the Ismaili Muslims, who are the second-largest branch of Shia Islam after the Twelvers. Nizari teachings emphasize independent reasoning or ''ijtihad''; pluralism—the acceptance of racial, ethnic, cultural and inter-religious differences; and social justice. Nizaris, along with Twelvers, adhere to the Jaʽfari school of jurisprudence. The Aga Khan, currently Aga Khan IV, is the spiritual leader and Imam of the Nizaris. The global seat of the Ismaili Imamate is in Lisbon, Portugal. Early history Nizari Isma'ili history is often traced through the unbroken hereditary chain of guardianship, or '' walayah'', beginning with Ali Ibn Abi Talib, who was declared Muhammad's successor as Imam during the latter's final pilgrimage to Mecca, and continues in an unbroken chain to the current Imam, Shah Karim Al-Husayni, the Aga Khan. Fatimid usurpation, schism, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogra
The Dogras or Dogra people, are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group in India and Pakistan consisting of the Dogri language speakers. They live predominantly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, and in adjoining areas of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and northeastern Pakistan. Their historical homeland is known as Duggar. Dogra Rajputs ruled Jammu from the 19th century, when Gulab Singh was made a hereditary Raja of Jammu by Ranjit Singh, whilst his brother Dhian Singh was the empire's prime minister of Punjab, until October 1947. Through the Treaty of Amritsar (1846), they acquired Kashmir as well. The Dogra Regiment of the Indian Army primarily consists of Dogras from the Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu region. Etymology The term Dogra is thought to derive from ''Durgara'', the name of a kingdom mentioned in an eleventh century copper-plate inscription in Chamba. The inscription mentions the Raja of Chamba facing an attack by Kiras aided by the Lord of Durga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Madoori
A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or a well-prepared assault. This derives from la, sedere, lit=to sit. Siege warfare is a form of constant, low-intensity conflict characterized by one party holding a strong, static, defensive position. Consequently, an opportunity for negotiation between combatants is common, as proximity and fluctuating advantage can encourage diplomacy. The art of conducting and resisting sieges is called siege warfare, siegecraft, or poliorcetics. A siege occurs when an attacker encounters a city or fortress that cannot be easily taken by a quick assault, and which refuses to surrender. Sieges involve surrounding the target to block the provision of supplies and the reinforcement or escape of troops (a tactic known as " investment"). This is typically coupled with attempts to reduce the fortifications by means of siege engines, artillery bombardment, mining (also known as sapping), or the us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katur Dynasty
The Katoor dynasty (also spelled Katur and Kator) was a dynasty, which along with its collateral branches ruled the sovereign, later princely state of Chitral and its neighbours in the eastern Hindu Kush region for over 450 years, from around 1570 until 1947. At the height its power under Mehtar Aman ul-Mulk the territory controlled by the dynasty extended from Asmar in the Kunar Valley to Sher Qilla in the Gilgit valley. The Mehtar of Chitral was an influential player in the power politics of the region as he acted as an intermediary between the rulers of Badakhshan, the Yousafzai pashtuns, the Maharaja of Kashmir and later the Amir of Afghanistan. Origins The name Katoor is an ancient one and has been in use long before the ancestor of the Katoors settled in Chitral in 1520. According to one theory, Katoor was a Kushan title of nobility. Katoor also means dragon in the archaic Bashgali dialect of Kohistani. The title of Shah Katoor was given to Mohtaram Shah, the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
