PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founded
in
1638, the state acceded to Pakistan on 27th March 1948 and
ceased to exist on 14th October 1955. In 1947 The Khan
proclaimed the Independence of Kalat Kingdom
(2.8.1947-27.3.1948), but he was forced to sign the
instrument of accession to Pakistan on 27th March 1948.
The Khan's brother led an insurgency against Pakistan by
invading Baluchistan, he was arrested and jailed for 10
years from 1948. Now the present De-Jure Khan is fighting
his case in the International Court in The Hague for
Independence. His Highness the Wali of Kalat maintains a
military force of 300 cavalry, 1500 infantry, and 6 guns,
and is entitled to a salute of 21 guns (including 2 guns
personal) (as of 1892). Rulers were...
- Mir HASAN KHAN
MIRWARI, 1st Wali of Kalat 1638/1666
- Mir AHMED KHAN,
Wali of Kalat 1666/1695
- Mir MEHRAB KHAN I,
Wali of Kalat in 1695
- Mir SAMANDER KHAN,
Wali of Kalat 1695/1714
- Mir ABDULLAH KHAN,
Wali of Kalat 1714/1734 and 1st Beglerbegi of
Baluchistan 1730/1738, died 1738.
- Mir MUHABAT KHAN,
Wali of Kalat 1734/1749, born 1698, he was granted the
title of Beglar
Begi by Shahanshah Nadir Shah in 1739. He
died 1739.
- Mir HUSAIN NASIR
KHAN I, Wali of Kalat 1749/1794 or 1739/1795,
born 1717, he became embroiled in wars with the King
of Kabul, Ahmad Shah Abdali, and later on became a
trusted leader of that monarch's troops, married and
had issue. He died 1794 or 1795.
- Mir Beglar Begi Mahmud Khan I (qv)
- Mir Beglar Begi
MAHMUD KHAN I, Wali of Kalat 1794/1831 and
5th Beglerbegi of Baluchistan 1795/1839, born 1781,
died 1839.
- Mir Beglar Begi
MEHRAB KHAN II, Wali of Kalat 1831/1839 and
6th Beglerbegi of Baluchistan in 1839, born 1795, died
1846/1869.
- Mir Beglar Begi
SHAH NAWAZ KHAN, Wali of Kalat and 7th
Beglerbegi of Baluchistan 1839/1840
- Mir Beglar Begi
HUSAIN NASIR KHAN II, Wali of Kalat and 8th
Beglerbegi of Baluchistan 1840/1857, born 1836, died
1857.
- HH Beglar Begi Mir
Sir MUHAMMED KHUDADAD KHAN G.C.S.I., C.I.E.,
(brother), Wali of Kalat 1857/1893 and 9th Beglerbegi
of Baluchistan 1856/1857 and 1864/1889, born 1838 (#1), he
succeeded to the gadi
in 1857, he had an interview with the Viceroy of India
(Lord Lytton) in 1876 at Jacobabad, when the treaty of
1854 was renewed and extended, he attended the
Imperial Assemblage at Delhi in 1877, on the occasion
of the Proclamation of Her Majesty as Empress of
India, and was created a Knight Grand Commander of the
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.),
throughout the Afghan war of 1878-79 the Wali rendered
the most valuable aid to the Government by placing all
the resources of his state at its disposal, and
sending his son and heir-apparent to accompany the
General in command of the army passing through his
territory, married and had issue. He died 1893.
- HH Mir ABDURRAHMAN
KHAN, Wali of Kalat 1857/1863, born 1845,
died 1863.
- HH Mir SHER DIL
KHAN, Wali of Kalat 1863/1864 or in 1863
(deposed), born 1846, died May 1864.
- HH Beglar Begi Mir
Sir MAHMUD KHAN BAHADUR II G.C.I.E., C.I.E.,
Wali of Kalat 1893/1931 and 10th Beglerbegi of
Baluchistan 1889/1939, born 1864 (#2)(#3) or 1875, he succeeded in
1893; G.C.I.E. [cr.1894], C.I.E. [cr.1878], died 3rd
November 1931 or 1935/1939.
- HH Beglar Begi
Nawab Bahadur Mir Sir MUHAMMED AZAM JAN KHAN
G.C.I.E., 1931/1933, born 1876, he was granted the
title of Nawab Bahadur, married and had issue. He died
10th September 1933.
- Capt. HH Beglar Begi Mir Sir Ahmed Yar Khan (qv)
- Nawabzada Mir Abdul Karim Baloch, youngest son,
educated in Karachi, served as the governor of
Makran province until March 1948, led the first
Baloch national resistance against the military
occupation of Pakistan, arrested and imprisoned in
June 1948, founded Ustman Gal (People’s Party) and
took part in the formation of the National Awami
Party, he worked as the head of the branch of the
‘Sindhi, Baloch and Pakhtun front’ in Balochistan.
He died 1986.
- HH Mir HUSAIN NASIR
KHAN III, Wali of Kalat 1933/1956, born 1903,
died 1956.
 - Capt. HH Beglar
Begi Mir Sir AHMED YAR KHAN G.C.I.E., Wali of
Kalat 1933/1979 and and 12th Beglerbegi of Baluchistan
in 1956, born 1904, Khan-e A`zam of the
Baluchistan States Union 1952/1955, married and had
issue. He died 1979.
- HH Khan-i-Azam Mir Muhammad Daud Jan (qv)
- HH Khan-i-Azam Mir
DAUD JAN, Wali of Kalat 1979/1998, born 1940,
married and had issue, two sons. He died in January
1998.
- HH Beglar Begi Khan-i-Azam Mir Agha Suleiman Jan
(qv)
- Khanzada Jawad Ali Khan, born 1974 in London, a
practising barrister.
- HH Khan-i-Azam Mir
AGHA SULEIMAN JAN, Wali of Kalat (see above)
The help of John Duncan McMeekin, is gratefully
acknowledged, January 2011. |
