Princely State of Swat

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The Princely State of Swat was a former autonomous monarchy in what is now northern Pakistan, known for its strategic location in the Hindu Kush, its role in regional politics under British India and early Pakistan, and its later integration into the Pakistani state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former monarchy
princely state
abolishedBy Government of Pakistan
accessionToPakistan 1947
allegiance British Crown
Dominion of Pakistan
borderedBy Buner District
surface form: Buner

Chitral District
surface form: Chitral

Dir
Gilgit
Hazara
capital Saidu Sharif
continent Asia
country British India
Pakistan
currency Indian rupee
Pakistani rupee
dissolved 1969
established 1915
ethnicGroup Pashtuns
firstRuler Miangul Abdul Wadud
founder Miangul Abdul Wadud
governmentType Islamic monarchy
absolute monarchy
hadAutonomyUnder British India
Pakistan
hasCapital Saidu Sharif
hasMajorTown Mingora
integratedInto Pakistani state
knownFor role in regional politics under British India
role in regional politics under early Pakistan
strategic location in the Hindu Kush
language Pashto
lastRuler Miangul Jahanzeb
locatedIn Hindu Kush
South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent

Swat Valley
northern Pakistan
mergedInto Pakistan
partOf Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
surface form: North-West Frontier Province
recognizedAsPrincelyState 1926
recognizedBy British India
surface form: British Raj
religion Islam
rulerTitle Wali of Swat
successor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
surface form: North-West Frontier Province
todayPartOf Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
surface form: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Swat District

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Swat Valley wasKingdom Princely State of Swat