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State Of Amb
Amb or Kingdom of Amb also Feudal Tanawal (Urdu/Persian language, Persian: ''ریاست امب,'' romanized: ''Riyasat-e-Amb'') was a princely state in the present day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan. It was a monarchy ruled by the Tanoli, Tanolis, a tribe of the Mughals, Barlas Mughals of Turco-Mongol tradition, Turko-Mongol descent. They submitted to British India , British colonial rule in the 1840s.Syed Murad Ali,"Tarikh-e-Tanawaliyan"(Urdu), Pub. Lahore, 1975, pp.84Ghulam Nabi Khan"Alafghan Tanoli"(Urdu), Pub. Rawalpindi, 2001, pp.244 Following Partition of India, Pakistani independence in 1947, and for some months afterwards, the Nawabs of Amb remained unaffiliated. At the end of December 1947, the Nawab of Amb state Instrument of accession, acceded to Pakistan while retaining internal self-government. Amb continued as a Princely states of Pakistan, princely state of Pakistan until 1969, when it was incorporated into the West Pakistan (now Pakistan) province. The st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Akram Khan
Nawab Sir Muhammad Akram Khan was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Amb from 1877 until his death in 1907. Son of Jehandad Khan, he was only nine years old when his father died. People of that time thought that Maddad Khan Tanoli, the ruling Khan of Phulra, might assert a claim as ruler but no such event occurred at that time. He built the fort at Shergarh, as well as those at Dogah and Shahkot. His rule was a peaceful time for Tanawal, with no major conflicts. As well as being appointed a knight commander of the Order of the Star of India, he also received from the British Crown the title of ''Nawab Bahadur'' and this title was eventually granted to his descendants in perpetuity. The Imperial Gazetteer of India reported that in 1901 Amb had an area of 214 square miles and a population of 31,622. When he died his son khan Zaman khan succeeded him. He should not be confused with Muhammad Akram Khan (1817–1852), one of the sons of Dost Mohammad Khan, Emir of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
