Khan of Kalat

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The Khan of Kalat was the hereditary monarch of the Kalat princely state in Balochistan, historically serving as its political and tribal leader.

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Surface form Occurrences
Khan of Kalat Ahmad Yar Khan 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary monarchy
ruler
traditional title
accessionTo Dominion of Pakistan NERFINISHED
accessionYearApprox 1948
associatedEthnicGroup Baloch people NERFINISHED
associatedTribe Ahmadzai NERFINISHED
capitalOfDomain Kalat NERFINISHED
countryAfter1947 Pakistan NERFINISHED
countryDuringBritishRule British India NERFINISHED
dynasty Ahmadzai dynasty NERFINISHED
existedUntil 20th century
governedAs semi-autonomous ruler under British paramountcy
governedThrough tribal alliances
governingSystem hereditary chieftaincy
hadAuthorityOver internal administration of Kalat State
tribal affairs in Kalat
hadRelationsWith British political agents in Balochistan NERFINISHED
neighboring Baloch tribes
hadTitleStyle His Highness
hereditarySuccession patrilineal
historicalRegion Kalat Khanate NERFINISHED
historicalStatus one of the major Baloch chieftains
locatedIn Balochistan NERFINISHED
lostSovereignPowers after accession to Pakistan
positionHeldOver Kalat State NERFINISHED
Kalat princely state NERFINISHED
postColonialStatus largely ceremonial title after integration into Pakistan
predecessorTitle Hakim of Kalat NERFINISHED
recognizedAs princely ruler
recognizedBy British Raj NERFINISHED
regionRuled Kalat region NERFINISHED
parts of Balochistan
religionTraditionally Islam NERFINISHED
role political leader of Kalat
tribal leader of Kalat
seatOfPower Kalat Fort NERFINISHED
sovereigntyClaim autonomous Baloch state before full British control
sovereigntyType princely state ruler under British suzerainty
symbolOf Baloch political authority in Kalat
titleHolderClass nobility
titleLanguage Balochi
Persian
traditionalCouncil Baloch jirga NERFINISHED

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Princely State of Kalat hasRuler Khan of Kalat
this entity surface form: Khan of Kalat Ahmad Yar Khan
Kalat hasTitleAssociated Khan of Kalat
Princely State of Kalat rulingTitle Khan of Kalat