Kohat

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Kohat
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Presidency: Bengal
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Present Day Details
Place Name: Kohat
State/Province: Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa
Country: Pakistan
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Kohat was the headquarters of Kohat District in Punjab (before 1901) and later in North West Frontier Province (1901 to 1947).


History

In 1873, a third class municipality was established consisting of 16 members.


Expeditions

Battle of Kohat 1850


External Links

  • Wikipedia
  • The kidnapping of Mollie Ellis from Kohat cantonment by Afridi tribesmen from the Khyber Pass region 14 April 1923 and the rescue expedition which included Mrs Lilian Starr matron at the Peshawar Mission Hospital: Article by Michael E Lambert, from his website html version, original pdf; Article from Lookand learn.com, Photographs from the Illustrated London News (26 May 1923 pages 894-895 ) Flickr.com. An account of her rescue mission Tales of Tirah and Lesser Tibet by Lilian A Starr, published 1924 is available at the British Library