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.

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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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Dir historicallyPartOf Princely State of Dir