Las Bela
 
[Las Bela (Princely state, british India)]
 
Alexander the Great passed through Lasbela on his way back to Babylon after conquering Northwestern India. In 711 CE, the Arab general, Muhammad bin Qasim passed through Lasbela on his way to Sindh. The area of the district was formerly a princely state of British India, which later merged with Pakistan. The name is derived from the words Las which signifies a plain, the greater part of the area being a flat plain, and Bela which means "jungle" and is also the name of the principal town of this district. State of Las Bela has an area of 18,254 kmē. Capital: Las Bela. Languages: Balochi and Sindhi.

Lasbela was notified as a district on 30th June, 1954. In October, 1955 the unification of the former provinces of Punjab, NWFP, Sindh and Balochistan took place. The Balochistan States Union was formed into Kalat division. But in December 1960 Lasbela became a separate district and was placed as a part of Karachi division. Later on it was transferred to Kalat division of Balochistan Province.
  
            1742            Las Bela State refounded
     17 Mar 1948            Las Bela (Area: 18,472 km2) accedes to Pakistan
     03 Oct 1952            joins Balochistan States Union
     14 Oct 1955            state extinguished
 
  • JAMOT, Kathuria segment (titles: Jam Saheb)
  • Ali Khan I..............................................1742 - 1765
  • Ghulam Shah.............................................1765 - 1776
  • Mir Khan I..............................................1776 - 1818
  • Ali Khan II.............................................1818 - 1830
  • Mir Khan II.............................................1830 - 1869
  • 1869 saw the death and defeat of the ruler of Las Bela, Jam Mir Khan, near Khuzdar. He is reported to have started a rebellion by the inhabitants of Jhalawan under the supervision of Nur-ud-din Mengal. Gauhar Khan, the chief of Zehri tribe and his sons, who started a resistance movement against Mir Khudadad's rule were defeated and killed by Kalat's army at Garmap. The uprising started in 1893 and continued until 1895.
  • Ali Khan III (1st time).................................1869 - 1886
  • He was born in 1849 and died in 1896.
  • Mir Khan III............................................1886 - 1888
  • Ali Khan III (2nd time)..........................21 Jan 1888 - Jan 1896
  • Kamal Khan..........................................May 1896 - 1921
  • Mir Ghulam Mohammad Khan............................Mar 1921 - 1937
  • He was born in 1895 and died in 1937.
  • Mir Ghulam Qadir Khan Aliani............................1937 - 14 Oct 1955
  • He was born in 1920 and served as Chief Minister of Baluchistan from 1973 to 1974 and again from 1985 to 1988. He also served as Health Minister of Pakistan as well as being the Speaker of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly. He died in 1988.
  • Mir Mohammad Yousaf Khan Aliani (pretender).............1988 - date
  • He is the son of Jam Mir Ghulam Qadir and also served as Chief Minister of Balochistan from Dec 2002 to Nov 2007. His elder son Prince Jam Kamal Khan Aliani is the Nazim (mayor) of the District Council of Lasbela District in Pakistan.
 
 
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