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During the British period '''Malakand''' was the headquarters of [[Dir, Swat and Chitral District]] in [[Punjab]] (before 1901) and later in [[North West Frontier Province]] (1901 to 1947).
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During the British period '''Malakand''' was the headquarters of [[Dir, Swat and Chitral Agency]] in [[North West Frontier Province]].
  
 
== Military history ==
 
== Military history ==
[[Kohat Pass Expedition|Battle of Kohat]] 1850
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[[Malakand Field Expedition]]<br>
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[[Battle of Malakand Camp 1897]]<br>
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[[Battle of Chakdara]]<br>
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Malakand Malakand] Love to Know 1911<br>
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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_078.gif Malakand] Imperial Gazetteer of India<br>
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_357.gif Malakand] Imperial Gazetteer of India<br>
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170107104311/http://www.malakand.8m.com/index.html Malakand] malakand.8m.com, now an archived website - contains extensive information about the area including [https://web.archive.org/web/20170107104316/http://www.malakand.8m.com/photo2.html images and transcriptions of graves in British Cemetery]
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===Historical books online===
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*[https://archive.org/details/commonwealthempi27londuoft/page/266/mode/2up "A Winter’s Night in the Malakand"] by Captain A E Mahon 55th Coke’s Rifles, Frontier Force. Page 266 ''The Empire Review'', catalogued as ''The Commonwealth & Empire Review'', Volume 27 1914. Archive.org

Latest revision as of 10:28, 7 March 2020

Malakand
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 34.583333°N 71.95°E
Altitude: 1,305 meters (4,281 feet)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Malakand
State/Province: Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa
Country: Pakistan
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places of interest during the British period
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During the British period Malakand was the headquarters of Dir, Swat and Chitral Agency in North West Frontier Province.

Military history

Malakand Field Expedition
Battle of Malakand Camp 1897
Battle of Chakdara

External Links

Historical books online

  • "A Winter’s Night in the Malakand" by Captain A E Mahon 55th Coke’s Rifles, Frontier Force. Page 266 The Empire Review, catalogued as The Commonwealth & Empire Review, Volume 27 1914. Archive.org