dir state
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Dir State
Dir State (Princely State)
Establishment
January 1627: The Dir State is said to have been established in the 17th century as a Muslim khanate by Akhund Baba (also known Mulla Ilyas), the leader of a Pakhtun clan, and ruled afterwards by his descendants.
Chronology
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Expansion during the rule of Ranjit Singh in the Sikh Empire.
1.1.Afghan-Sikh Wars
Were a series of military conflicts between the Durrani Empire and the Sikh Empire that took place mainly in the Punjab region.
January 1779: The city of Multan reverted to Afghan rule under the suzerainty of Nawab Muzaffar Khan in 1778.
Was the partition of British India in two independent entities: India (with a Hindu majority) and Pakistan (with a Muslim majority). This included the several princely states that were dependent on the British Colony.
August 1948: On 8 Feb 1948, Dir accedes to the newly created Muslim dominion of Pakistan, initially continuing as one of the surviving princely states of Pakistan.
January 1824: The Emirate of Afghanistan emerged from the Durrani Empire, when Dost Mohammed Khan, the founder of the Barakzai dynasty in Kabul, became Emir in 1826.
January 1902: Dir was a small Muslim princely state in a subsidiary alliance with British India within the Northwest Frontier Province.
July 1969: The Dir state was incorporated into Pakistan, ceasing its political existence. The royal status of the Nawabs was abolished in 1972, at the same time as most other princes of Pakistan.
Disestablishment
July 1969: The Dir state was incorporated into Pakistan, ceasing its political existence. The royal status of the Nawabs was abolished in 1972, at the same time as most other princes of Pakistan.
