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Kacchi was a division of the former princely state of
Kalat in
Baluchistan,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
, with an area . It was located in the
Kacchi Plain
The Kacchi Plain or Kachhi Plain is located in central Pakistan, in Balochistan Province.
History
Until the end of the 15th century Kacchi had been a dependency of Sindh. Around 1500, it was taken by Shah Beg of the Arghun Dynasty from the Sa ...
.
History
The history of Kacchi is closely connected with the
history of Sindh
The history of Sindh refers to the history of the modern-day Pakistani province of Sindh, as well as neighboring regions that periodically came under its sway.
Sindh was the site of one of the Cradle of civilizations, the bronze age Indus Va ...
. In the 15th century the Baloch arrived and there were constant wars between their leaders
Mir Chakar Rind
Chakar Khan Rind, Mir Shakar Khan Rind, Meer Chaakar Khan Rind or Chakar The Great, Chakar-i-Azam Baloch Nation (1468–1565) ( Balochi: میر چاکَر حان رِند) was a Baloch chieftain in the 14-15th century. He also aided Mugh ...
and
Mir Gwahram Khan Lashari Mir Gwahram Khan Lashari also (Mir Govahram Khan Lashari, Mir Gwaharam Khan Lashari or Mir Gohram Khan Lashari) was a Baloch chieftain in the 15th century. He was considered as a hero of the Lashari Baloch's, and meer Aslam lashari he also played ...
. Then the country was taken over by the
Arghun
Arghun Khan (Mongolian Cyrillic: ''Аргун хан''; Traditional Mongolian: ; c. 1258 – 10 March 1291) was the fourth ruler of the Mongol empire's Ilkhanate, from 1284 to 1291. He was the son of Abaqa Khan, and like his father, was a dev ...
s, following which it came under the control of the
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...
. In 1740,
Nadir Shah
Nader Shah Afshar ( fa, نادر شاه افشار; also known as ''Nader Qoli Beyg'' or ''Tahmāsp Qoli Khan'' ) (August 1688 – 19 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian h ...
handed it over to the
BrahuisKhanate of Kalat
The Khanate of Kalat ( bal, کلاتءِ ھانات) was a Baloch Khanate that existed from 1512 to 1955 in the centre of the modern-day province of Balochistan, Pakistan. Its rulers were Brahui speakers. Prior to that they were subjects of ...
.
After the
Independence of Pakistan, Kalat State became part of Pakistan and
Kachhi District
Kachhi District or Kacchi ( bal, کچی, Sindhi: ڪڇي, ur, ), known until 2008 as Bolan District ( bal, ),( Sindhi: بولاڻ), is a district in central Balochistan, Pakistan. The Bolan area remained under one district Kacchi until 31 Dec ...
was notified as a district in February 1965.
See also
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Baluchistan Agency
The Baluchistan Agency (also spelt Balochistan Agency) was one of agencies of British Raj during the colonial era. It was located in the present-day Pakistani Balochistan province.Administration report of the Balochistan Agency for 1888–89:
s ...
*
History of Balochistan
The history of Balochistan began in 650 BCE with vague allusions to the region in Greek historical records. Balochistan is divided between the Pakistani province of Balochistan, the Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan and the Afgha ...
References
Sibi District
Khanate of Kalat
Sibi District
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