Nagar (princely state)

Nagar ( Urdu: نگر ) was a mountain kingdom in the northern part of Pakistan autonomous region of Gilgit -Baltistan ( Northern Areas to August 2009 ), which existed until 1974. The state bordered on the south and west by the Gilgit Agency and the former mountain kingdom of Hunza in the north and east. The capital of the empire was the city of Nagar Nagar. Today, the area of Nagar is divided into three districts, in the so-called Hunza Nagar districts. The old areas of the kingdoms Nagar, Gilgit and Baltistan India reclaims for itself as a part of his land as a territory of Jammu & Kashmir.

History

Nagar was an autonomous kingdom, which was closely associated with the neighboring kingdom of Hunza. In the British period of the Raj, the British took control of the state Nagar 1889 to 1892. , The British did not rule directly but accepted the autonomy of Nagar and Hunza, and set up a vassal of Kashmir. The ruler of Nagar had to dissipate an annual tribute to Kashmir Durbar until the year 1947. The two kingdoms Nagar and Hunza were then compared with the royal houses of Jammu and Kashmir, the Maharaja of Kashmir, extremely loyal.

1947 Nagar was annexed to Pakistan, but largely retained its autonomous status. 1968 Syed Yahya Shah demanded, the first professional politician in Nagartal, democratic rights of Mir ( king). When the dictatorship of Muhammad Ayub Khan ended in Pakistan and the democratic government of Pakistan Peoples Party came to power through elections under Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the population of Nagar turned against me and demanded democracy. This political pressure, the government of the Mir was taken in the course of the democratic movement protesters free. The Mir of Hunza and Nagar were sold and Nagar was incorporated in 1974 in the Northern Areas.

Succession

The ruler of Nagar were determined by the succession of Maghlot dynasty, who were called Mir. She was assisted by a council of Wazire or of ruling ministers. The data of the early rulers are not known and data are available only since 1839. The son of the last ruler, Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan was in 2005 Northern Areas Deputy Prime Minister ..

Geography

Nagar is a very different designed hochgebirgiges area, which thereby provides some protection against enemy invasions. The highest mountain with 7,788 m above sea level, the Rakaposhi, which is located in the south of the city of Nagar. From Gilgit to Pissan the Karakoram Highway passes through the state Nagar, he follows here the headwaters of the Hunza River on the orographic left side of the valley as he then carries on the other side of the valley through the former Kingdom of Hunza to Kunjirab Pass to China. North of the city, the Nagar road runs again for a few kilometers through Nagar.

Population and Religion

The number of inhabitants of the Nagar Valley is a census after the year 2000 90.000 people. Nagar is home to two main ethnic groups, the Burushaski and Shina. In the valley of the old Burushaski language is spoken with a modern accent.

The population of Nagar is traditionally dominated by the Shia ( Jafria ). In January 2005, there were religiously motivated violence by the Sunni Tanzim Ahle Sunnah wal Jama'at and the Central Anjuman -e- Imamia Northern Areas, representing the ( Jafria ) Shias. On February 18, 2005, a six-point comprehensive peace agreement between the parties was concluded that suggested the Northern Areas Legislative Council ( NALC ) ..