Las Bela (princely state)
| Las Bela لاس بیلہ ( Lasi) | |
|---|---|
| Princely state of Pakistan | |
| 1742–1955 | |
 Flag | |
 Las Bela in Pakistan 1955 (in red) | |
_in_British_India_1940.png) Las Bela in British India 1940 (in red) | |
| Capital | Bela |
| Area | |
• | 18,254 km2 (7,048 sq mi) |
| History | |
• Established | 1742 |
• Disestablished | 14 October 1955 |
| Today part of | Balochistan, Pakistan |
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Las Bela (
Federal Capital Territory around the city of Karachi
.
History
The State of Las Bela was founded in 1742 by
Ghulam Qadir Khan
, the last Jam of Las Bela on signing the accession was:
We hold historical ties with
JinnahSahab as the leader of new Muslim homeland and we vote to emerge in Pakistan.
For a period of three years between 3 October 1952 and 14 October 1955, Las Bela was part of the
Balochistan
.
Demographics
The main ethnic group in Las Bela state was
Hindus.[citation needed
]
Geography and climate
Las Bela has a hot, dry tropical desert climate. It is only a few degrees north of the Tropic of Cancer. The sea breezes though make the weather less extreme than inland Balochistan, where temperatures can reach 50 °C (122 °F) in the summer.
Rulers
The hereditary rulers of Las Bela were styled as
Jam Sahib. The Jams of Lasbela are believed to have claimed their ancestry from the Samma of Sindh[4]
who also used the title of Jam.
| Tenure | Jams of Las Bela[5] |
|---|---|
| 1742–1765 | Jam Ali Khan I (surnamed Koreja)
|
| 1765–1776 | Jam Ghulam Shah |
| 1776–1818 | Mir Khan I |
| 1818–1830 | Ali Khan II |
| 1830–1869 | Mir Khan II (CIE, KCIE) (1st time) |
| 1869–1886 | Sir Ali Khan III (KCIE) (1st time) |
| 1886-1888 | Sir Mir Khan II (KCIE) (2nd time) |
| 1888-1896 | Sir Ali Khan III (2nd time) |
| 1896-1921 | Kamal Khan (CIE) |
| 1921-1937 | Ghulam Mohammad Khan ( GCIE )
|
| 1937-1955 | Ghulam Qadir Khan (CIE) |
| 14 October 1955 | State of Las Bela dissolved |
| 1955-1988 | Jam of Lasbela )
|
| 1988-2013 | Jam of Lasbela )
|
| 2013-to date | Jam of Lasbela )
|
Prominent members of the family after the end of the princely state included:
- Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan former Chief Minister of Balochistan province.
- Jam Mohammad Yousaf former Chief Minister of Balochistan province.
- Jam Ali Akbar former Provincial Minister of Balochistan province.
- Jam Kamal Khan Former chief minister of Balochistan and speaker of provincial assembly of Balochistan.
See also
- Lasbela District
- Kharan
- Baluchistan (Chief Commissioner's Province)
- Makran
- Khanate of Kalat
- Baluchistan States Union
- Balochistan Province
- List of Indian Princely States
References
- ISBN 978-969-0-10047-4.
The former rulers of Makran and Lasbela, Gichki and Jamots respectively, are Rajputs.
- ^ The Encyclopaedia of Islām: A Dictionary of the Geography, Ethnography and Biography of the Muhammadan Peoples. E. J. Brill. 1970. p. 632.
The leading tribes, which are probably of Rājpūt origin are the Djāmot, to which the Djām or ruler of Lasbela belongs...
- ^ Organization (Pakistan), Census (1954). Census of Pakistan, 1951. Manager of Publications, Government of Pakistan.
- ^ "Necropolis: City of silence". DAWN.COM. 11 April 2010.
The Jams of Lasbela are belived to have claimed their ancestry from Samma of Sindh who ruled over Sindh from 1351 to 1524. One of their ancestors Jam Araddin migrated from Sindh and settled in Kanrach during the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir (1569-1627).
- ^ Ben Cahoon, WorldStatesmen.org. "Pakistan Princely States". Retrieved 3 October 2007.