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The State of Kharan () was an autonomous princely state in
British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in South Asia. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another ...
covering what is part of the present-day province of
Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...
, in the southwest of Pakistan. On 17 March 1948, Kharan acceded to Pakistan and on 3 October 1952 it joined the Baluchistan States Union. The state was dissolved on 14 October 1955 when most regions of the western wing of Pakistan were merged to form the province of
West Pakistan West Pakistan was the western province of Pakistan between One Unit, 1955 and Legal Framework Order, 1970, 1970, covering the territory of present-day Pakistan. Its land borders were with Afghanistan, India and Iran, with a maritime border wit ...
. With the dissolution of the province in 1970, the territory was reorganised as
Kharan District Kharan district (; ) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Administration Demographics Population As of the 2023 census, Kharan district has 35,843 households and a population of 260,352. The district has a sex ratio of ...
of the province of
Baluchistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region of de ...
(later Balochistan).


Khans of Kharan


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Kharan District Kharan district (; ) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Administration Demographics Population As of the 2023 census, Kharan district has 35,843 households and a population of 260,352. The district has a sex ratio of ...
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Balochistan Province Balochistan (; ; , ) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated one. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khybe ...
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Baluchistan (Chief Commissioner's Province) The Chief Commissioner's Province of Baluchistan was a province of British Raj established in 1876. Upon the creation of Pakistan it acceded to the newly formed state. It was part of the Baluchistan Agency. It was dissolved to form a united p ...
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Makran Makran (), also mentioned in some sources as ''Mecran'' and ''Mokrān'', is the southern coastal region of Balochistan. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in the Balochistan province in Pakistan and in Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. I ...
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Khanate of Kalat The Khanate of Kalat, also known as the Brahui Confederacy, was a Brahui Khanate that originated in the modern-day Kalat region of Pakistan. Formed in 1666 due to the threat of Mughal expansion in the region,"Baluchistan" ''Imperial Gazet ...
* Baluchistan States Union *
List of Indian Princely States Before the partition of India in 1947, about 584 princely states, also called "native states", existed in India. These were not part of British India, the parts of the Indian subcontinent which were under direct British administration, but ...


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{{Coord missing, Pakistan Dynasties of Pakistan Former monarchies in Pakistani history Princely states of Pakistan States and territories established in 1697 States and territories disestablished in 1955 1697 establishments in India 1955 disestablishments in Pakistan