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The Baluchistan States Union existed between 3 October 1952 and 14 October 1955 in southwest Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
. It was formed by the states of Kalat, Kharan
State of Kharan

The State of Kharan was an autonomous princely state in India , located in the southwest of modern Pakistan....
, Las Bela
State of Las Bela

Las Bela was princely state in India which existed until 1955. The state occupied an area of in the extreme southeast of the Balochistan province with an extensive coastline on the Arabian Sea to the south....
 and Makran
State of Makran

Makran was an autonomous princely state of both British India and Pakistan, which ceased to exist in 1955. It was located in the extreme southwest of Pakistan, an area occupied by the districts of Gwadar, Kech and Panjgur....
 with the capital at the town of Kalat. The area of the Union was roughly the western half of the modern province of Balochistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)

Balochistan, or Baluchistan, is a Subdivisions of Pakistan in Pakistan, the largest in the country by geographical area; it is slightly smaller than Norway....
. The Union was separate from the Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan
Baluchistan (Chief Commissioners Province)

The Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan was a former province of British India located in the northern parts of modern Balochistan province....
 which comprised areas to the northeast of the Union. The Union did not include the enclave of Gwadar
Gwadar

Gwadar is located on the southwestern coast of Pakistan, on the Arabian Sea. It is strategically located between three increasingly important regions: the oil-rich Middle East, heavily Human population South Asia and the Economics emerging and Natural resource-laden region of Central Asia....
 which was part of the Sultanate of Oman.






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The Baluchistan States Union existed between 3 October 1952 and 14 October 1955 in southwest Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
. It was formed by the states of Kalat, Kharan
State of Kharan

The State of Kharan was an autonomous princely state in India , located in the southwest of modern Pakistan....
, Las Bela
State of Las Bela

Las Bela was princely state in India which existed until 1955. The state occupied an area of in the extreme southeast of the Balochistan province with an extensive coastline on the Arabian Sea to the south....
 and Makran
State of Makran

Makran was an autonomous princely state of both British India and Pakistan, which ceased to exist in 1955. It was located in the extreme southwest of Pakistan, an area occupied by the districts of Gwadar, Kech and Panjgur....
 with the capital at the town of Kalat. The area of the Union was roughly the western half of the modern province of Balochistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)

Balochistan, or Baluchistan, is a Subdivisions of Pakistan in Pakistan, the largest in the country by geographical area; it is slightly smaller than Norway....
. The Union was separate from the Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan
Baluchistan (Chief Commissioners Province)

The Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan was a former province of British India located in the northern parts of modern Balochistan province....
 which comprised areas to the northeast of the Union. The Union did not include the enclave of Gwadar
Gwadar

Gwadar is located on the southwestern coast of Pakistan, on the Arabian Sea. It is strategically located between three increasingly important regions: the oil-rich Middle East, heavily Human population South Asia and the Economics emerging and Natural resource-laden region of Central Asia....
 which was part of the Sultanate of Oman. The four state rulers continued in office but some matters became the responsibility of the Council of Rulers.

History


The area became the Kalat Division
Kalat Division

Kalat Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government....
.

Demographics


Government

The first head of the Union was the Khan of Kalat
Khan of Kalat

Khan of Kalat or Khan-e-Qalat is the title of former rulers of Kalat . Kalat state is now part of Balochistan , Pakistan. The rulers in Kalat were always subject to the political authority of a larger state, after the Turco-Mongol invasion they were subject to the Mughal Empire in Delhi, then to the rulers in Kandahar, after 1839 to t...
 who held the title Khan-e-Azam. The main governing body was the Council of Rulers which comprised the Khan-e-Azam, the Jam of Las Bela and the Nawab
Nawab

A Nawab or Nawaab was originally the subedar or viceroy of a subah or region of the Mughal empire. It became a high title for Muslim nobles....
s of Kharan
Kharan

Kharan can refer to:* Kharan, Pakistan, city in Balochistan.* Kharan District, district of Balochistan, Pakistan* Kharan , former princely state...
 and Makran
Makran

Makran is a semi-desert coastal strip in the south of Balochistan , in Iran and Pakistan, along the coast of the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman....
. Decisions on major issues could be taken by a jirga
Jirga

A jirga is a tribal assembly of elders which takes decisions by consensus, particularly among the Pashtun but also in other ethnic groups near them; they are most common in Afghanistan and among the Pashtun in Pakistan near its border with Afghanistan and are even held by Pashtuns in Kashmir valley, India....
 or council of all the nobles or sardar
Sardar

Sardar is a title of Persian language origin, used for military or political leaders.The word's cognate in Persian, Sard?r, means commander....
s of the Union.

See also

  • Balochistan province
    Balochistan (Pakistan)

    Balochistan, or Baluchistan, is a Subdivisions of Pakistan in Pakistan, the largest in the country by geographical area; it is slightly smaller than Norway....
  • Baluchistan (Chief Commissioners Province)
    Baluchistan (Chief Commissioners Province)

    The Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan was a former province of British India located in the northern parts of modern Balochistan province....
  • Politics of Pakistan
    Politics of Pakistan

    Recently the Politics of Pakistan has taken place in the framework of a federal republic, where the system of government has at times been parliamentary, presidential, or semi-presidential system....
  • History of Pakistan
    History of Pakistan

    The history of Pakistan as a state began with independence from British India on 14 August 1947, although the region has been inhabited continuously for at least two million years; its ancient history includes some of the oldest settlements of South Asia and some of its major civilizations....


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