Baluchistan States Union

This article is about the former Baluchistan States Union. For other uses, see Balochistan.

Baluchistan States Union
Subdivision of Pakistan
3 October 1952–14 October 1955
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Capital		Kalat
History
•	Established	3 October 1952
•	Disestablished	14 October 1955
Area		206,382 km2 (79,685 sq mi)
Government of Balochistan

The Baluchistan States Union was an administrative division of Pakistan that existed between 3 October 1952 and 14 October 1955 in southwest Pakistan. It was formed by the four princely states of Kalat, Kharan, Las Bela and Makran with the capital at the town of Kalat. The area of the Union was roughly the western half of the modern province of Balochistan. The Union was separate from the Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan which comprised areas to the northeast of the Union. The Union did not include the enclave of Gwadar which was part of the Sultanate of Oman. The four state rulers continued in office but some matters became the responsibility of the Council of Rulers.

History

Main article: Princely states of Pakistan

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Pakistan with the BSU highlighted in red

The BSU was formed after the accession of four individual princely states to the new Dominion of Pakistan in 1948. The area became the Kalat Division when the Union was dissolved.

Government

The first head of the Union was the Khan of Kalat who held the title Khan-e-Azam. The main governing body was the Council of Rulers which comprised the Khan-e-Azam, the Jam of Las Bela and the Nawabs of Kharan and Makran. Decisions on major issues could be taken by a jirga or council of all the nobles or sardars of the Union.

See also

• Princely states of Pakistan
• Balochistan province
• Baluchistan
• Baluchistan (Chief Commissioners Province)
• Makran
• Las Bela
• Kharan
• Khanate of Kalat
• Politics of Pakistan
• History of Pakistan

External links

• Government of Balochistan