Princely State of Dir
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The Princely State of Dir was a former semi-autonomous monarchy in the North-West Frontier region of British India, ruled by local nawabs until its accession to Pakistan in the mid-20th century.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former monarchy
ⓘ
former subdivision of British India ⓘ princely state ⓘ |
| abolitionContext | integration of princely states into Pakistan ⓘ |
| accessionTo | Dominion of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessionYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chitral State NERFINISHED ⓘ Swat State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Dir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialEraClassification | salute state ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| era | British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullMergerYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance | frontier state on border with Afghanistan ⓘ |
| governmentType |
hereditary monarchy
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | Nawab of Dir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | North-West Frontier Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | abolished ⓘ |
| language | Pashto ⓘ |
| lastSuzerainPower | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusUnderBritish | vassal state under British paramountcy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
North-West Frontier region NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | North-West Frontier Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Agency of Dir, Swat and Chitral ⓘ |
| politicalIntegrationWith | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | feudal ⓘ |
| postColonialCountry | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Malakand Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rulingTitle | Nawab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | semi-autonomous ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeUnit |
Dir District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Dir District NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Dir District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suzerainty |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarchy | princely state under British paramountcy ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.