State of Hunza

State of Hunza
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Present Day Details
Place Name:	N/A
State/Province:	gilgit-Baltistan
Country:	Pakistan
Transport links

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 1947.¹

Military history

Hunza Nagar Campaign 1891

Capital

• Karimabad (Baltit)

Towns and villages

• Gulmit
• Karimabad

External Links

Hunza Princely State "Wikipedia"

References

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