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Khanate of Kalat

1638 – 1955
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Brahui-dynasty khanate of Balochistan founded by Mir Ahmad Khan I, unifying the Kalat, Kharan, Makran, and Las Bela regions under a khan who balanced Mughal, Safavid/Persian, Durrani-Afghan, and later British overlordship while retaining internal autonomy; became a British-protected state via 1854 and 1876 treaties.

Remained a British-protected princely state through the Raj; briefly declared independence on 12 August 1947 as British paramountcy lapsed, then acceded to Pakistan on 27 March 1948 under disputed circumstances that still fuel Baloch nationalist grievance; formally dissolved as a princely state on 14 October 1955 when Pakistan's One Unit scheme merged it into West Pakistan.

Borders in 1844 · drawn from 3 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 3 border frames for Khanate of Kalat — the shape you scrub through changes in 1638 · 1701 · 1844.

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