Khanate of Kalat

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The Khanate of Kalat was a princely state in what is now Balochistan, Pakistan, ruled by hereditary khans and historically significant as a regional power and cultural center of the Baloch people.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Khanate of Kalat canonical 4
Kalat Khanate 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former country
historical polity
princely state
associatedWith Baloch nationalism
Brahui people
borderedBy Afghanistan
Kharan
Las Bela
Makran
linked to: Makran coast

Persia
Sindh
capital Kalat
continent Asia
country Pakistan
currency Indian rupee
dissolvedInto Pakistan
economy caravan trade
pastoralism
ethnicGroup Baloch people
event accession to Pakistan
governmentType hereditary monarchy
monarchy
hasPart Kharan
linked to: Kharan District

Las Bela
Makran
linked to: Makran Division
historicalRole cultural center of the Baloch people
regional power in Balochistan
language Balochi
Brahui
Persian
linked to: Persian language
locatedIn Balochistan
Indian subcontinent
South Asia
notableFor Baloch cultural traditions
strategic location between South Asia and Iran
overlord British Empire
partOf Balochistan region
Baluchistan Agency
British Raj
linked to: British India
politicalSystem tribal confederacy influence
regionType semi-arid
religion Islam
rulingTitle Khan of Kalat
status princely state under British suzerainty
successor Balochistan (Pakistan)
timePeriod British colonial era
early years of Pakistan
pre-colonial era

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kalat historicalRegion Khanate of Kalat
Kalat formerCapitalOf Khanate of Kalat
Kalat District formerSeatOf Khanate of Kalat
Kalat District isPartOfHistoricalEntity Khanate of Kalat
Khan of Kalat historicalRegion Kalat Khanate
linked to: Khanate of Kalat