Kharan (princely state) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kharan
Princely state of Pakistan
1697–14 October 1955
Flag
Map of Pakistan with Kharan highlighted
Capital city		Kharan
History
-	Established	1697
-	Disestablished	14 October 1955
Area		48,051 km2 (18,553 sq mi)
Today part of		Balochistan, Pakistan

The State of Kharan was an autonomous (having the freedom to govern itself), princely state in a subsidiary alliance with British India, until the departure of the British from the subcontinent in August 1947. it was fully independent, until March 1948, when its ruler signed an Instrument of Accession to Pakistan, retaining the state's internal self-government. In 1955 Kharan was incorporated into Pakistan.

The territory once covered by Kharan is today part of the province of Balochistan, in the southwest of Pakistan.

History

Landscape of Balochistan

The state of Kharan was established in about 1697 CE as a state of Kalat, which remained until 1940. It became independent of Kalat in 1940. On 17 March 1948, Kharan acceded to Pakistan and on 3 October 1952 it joined the Baluchistan States Union. The rulers of Haran achieved relative independence not only from Kalat, but also from Kabul and Tehran.

The population of the state was mainly Baloch tribes, with some Brahui scattered across the area.

The state was dissolved on 14 October 1955 when most regions of the western wing of Pakistan were merged to form the province of West Pakistan. When that province was dissolved in 1970, the territory of the former state of Kharan was organised as Kharan District of the province of Baluchistan.

Images for kids

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  Map of the Baluchistan Agency.

See also

In Spanish: Principado de Jarán para niños