The Country of Balochistan
Author : Albert William Hughes
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Page : 326 pages
File Size : 35,36 MB
Release : 1877
Category : Balochistan Region
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Author : Albert William Hughes
Publisher :
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 35,36 MB
Release : 1877
Category : Balochistan Region
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Author : Albert William Hughes
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,63 MB
Release : 1977
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Author : T. A. Heathcote
Publisher : Hurst & Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,40 MB
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849044790
The Great Game for Central Asia led to British involvement in Balochistan, a sparsely-populated area in Pakistan, mostly desert and mountain, and containing the Bolan Pass, the southern counter- part of the more famous Khyber. It occupies a position of great strategic importance between Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and the Arabian Sea. Heathcote's book is a history of the Khanate of Kalat and of British operations against the Baloch hill tribes who raided frontier settlements and the Bolan caravans. Its themes include rivalry between British officials in Sind and the Punjab, high profile disputes between British politicians over frontier policy and organization, and the British occupation of Quetta, guardian city of the Bolan, in the run-up to the Second Afghan War. Among the many strong characters in this story is Sir Robert Sandeman, hitherto hailed as "the peaceful conqueror of Balochistan," now revealed as a ruthless careerist, whose personal ambitions led to the fragmentation of the country under British domination. The closing chapter summarizes subsequent events up to modern times, in which the Baloch have maintained a long-running struggle for greater autonomy within Pakistan.
Author : Imperial gazetteer of India
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Page : 248 pages
File Size : 28,52 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Balochistan Region
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Author : A. W. Hughes
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,64 MB
Release : 1877
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Author : A. W. Hughes
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Page : 312 pages
File Size : 38,46 MB
Release : 2020-04-03
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ISBN : 9783337934415
Author : A. W. Hughes
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Page : 320 pages
File Size : 15,4 MB
Release : 2022-02-28
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ISBN : 9783348026468
Author : Albert William Hughes
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Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,36 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Balochistan Region
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Author : Baluchistan (Pakistan)
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Page : 608 pages
File Size : 19,34 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Balochistan Region
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Author : Naseer Dashti
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 30,69 MB
Release : 2012-10-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1466958979
Three thousand years ago, a group of Indo-Iranic tribes (called Balaschik at that time) settled in the northwestern Caspian region of Balashagan. Circumstances forced them to disperse and migrate towards south and eastern parts of Iranian plateau. In medieval times, they finally settled in present Balochistan where they became known as the Baloch. During their long and tortuous journey from Balashagan to Balochistan, the Baloch faced persecutions, deportations, and genocidal acts of various Persian, Arab and other regional powers. During 17th century, after dominating Balochistan culturally and politically, the Baloch carved out a nation state (the Khanate of Kalat). In 1839, the British occupied Balochistan and subsequently it was divided into various parts. In the wake of the British withdrawal from India in 1947, Balochistan regained its sovereignty but soon Pakistan occupied it in 1948. The historical account of the Baloch is the story of a pastoralist nomadic people from ancient times to mid-twentieth century. The author outlines the origin of the Baloch state and its variegated history of survival against powerful neighbors such as the Persians, the British and finally, Pakistan. This fascinating research work discovers the background of the long drawn-out conflict between the Baloch and Pakistan and Iranian states.