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State of Hunza

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gilgit baltistan, city, alternative name
{{Locations_Infobox
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|image=Map_state_hunza.gif
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|stateprovince= [[Federally Administered Northern Areasgilgit-Baltistan]] (FANA)
|country= Pakistan
}}
 
[[Image:Hunza Valley.jpg|thumb|400px|Hunza Valley viewed from Karimabad]]
==History==
Hunza was an independent state until it merged with Pakistan in 1974. Its ruler, Muhammad Jamal Khan, had earlier signed the Instruments of Accession to Pakistan and acceded on 3rd November 1947.<refsup>''Jinnah Papers The States: Historical and Policy Perspectives and Accession to Pakistan'', First Series Volume VIII. Editor Z.H. Zaidi, Quaid-i-Azam Papers Project, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan 2003 ISBN: 969-815-13-5 Pg. xxxix1</refsup>  ===Military history===[[Hunza Nagar Campaign 1891]] 
==Capital==
* [[Karimabad]](Baltit) 
==Towns and villages==
* Gulmit
* Karimabad
==Towns==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunza_(princely_state) Hunza Princely State] "Wikipedia"
==References==
{{Reflist}}1.''Jinnah Papers The States: Historical and Policy Perspectives and Accession to Pakistan'', First Series Volume VIII. Editor Z.H. Zaidi, Quaid-i-Azam Papers Project, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan 2003 ISBN: 969-815-13-5 Pg. xxxix
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