Jhalawan (
Brahui: جھالاوان) was an administrative division of the
Khanate of Kalat, a princely state of
Brahui that acceded to
Pakistan
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in 1947. It was established in the 17th century and its boundary was fixed with
Sindh
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in 1853. It was located in the southeastern part of Kalat State, north of
Las Bela, west of the
Kachi and Sindh and east of the
Kharan and
Makran
Makran (), also mentioned in some sources as ''Mecran'' and ''Mokrān'', is the southern coastal region of Balochistan. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in the Balochistan province in Pakistan and in Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. I ...
.
Demographics
References
Further reading
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* Swidler, N. (1972) "The Development of the Kalat Khanate" ''Journal of Asian and African Studies'' 7: pp. 115–21
External links
Kalat District - Planning and Development Department of Balochistan Government
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ttp://www.uq.net.au/%7Ezzhsoszy/ips/k/kalat.html Genealogy of the Khans of Kalat
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Khanate of Kalat