Tank
Tank was the headquarters of the subdivision and tahsil of the same name in Dera Ismail Khan District, North West Frontier Province.
There was a military garrison which was withdrawn (probably c 1908?) and the post was then held by the border military police.
Spelling variants
Tank, Tonk
History
Battle of Tank 1860
External Links
- reddin68's photostream on flickr.com includes some photographs taken at Tank in 1917
Historical books online
- Tank Tahsil Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 23, page 244.
- Tank Town Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 23, page 245.