Polity Hunza State (Princely State)

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Was a princely state in Pakistan. It covered territory now forming the northernmost part of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

Establishment

  • January 1893: The Mir, Safdar Khan, fled to China and his younger brother Mir Mohammad Nazim Khan was installed by the British as Mir in September 1892. Hunza became a princely state in a subsidiary alliance with British India, a status it retained until 1947.

Chronology

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1. Partition of India

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 1947: Accession to India. The Indian Independence Act came into being on 15 August.

Disestablishment

  • August 1947: Accession to India. The Indian Independence Act came into being on 15 August.

Selected Sources

  • Indian independence Act. Retrieved on March, 24th 2024 on https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1947/30/pdfs/ukpga_19470030_en.pdf