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Kalat princely state fiscal court fee/revenue stamp

KALAT                                                                                (NON  SALUTE  STATE)

   

                

Kalat was a Princely State during the British rule in India. It is located in the central part of the province of Balochistan, today in Pakistan. Kalat, capital of Kalat District and is known locally as Kalat-e-Brahui and Kalat-e-Sewa.
The Khanate of Kalat; was founded by Mir Ahmad Khan Qambrani Baloch in the year 1966. It reached its zenith during the rule of Mir Naseer Khan Noori Ahmadzai. It remains under the control of Mir Naseer Khan Noori Ahmadzai until the British government occupied it in the year 1839. In the year 1842, the British Political Agent made possession to the hand of Khan. The state acceded to Pakistan on 27th March 1948. It remained the Princely State of Pakistan until 1955 CE when it was incorporated into the country.

The Khanate of Kalat (Balochiخانات ءِ قلات) was a Baloch Khanate, that existed from 1666 to 1955 in the centre of the modern-day province of BalochistanPakistan. Prior to that they were subjects of Mughal emperor Akbar. Ahmedzai Khan ruled the state independently until 1839, when it became a self-governing state in a subsidiary alliance with British India. After the signature of the Treaty of Mastung by the Khan of Kalat and the Baloch Sardars in 1876, Kalat became part of the Baluchistan Agency. It was briefly independent from 12 August 1947 until 27 March 1948, when the Khan acceded his state to the new Dominion of Pakistan. It remained a princely state of Pakistan until 1955, when it was incorporated into the country.

 



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