The town of chitral is the main town in the district and serves as its capital. However, chitrals advantages in its geography, culture, history, and informal. Very little is known formally of chitral history and prehistory beyond. Chitral museum with antiques, weapons and other stuff from the old times of monarchies provides great knowledge about history and culture of chitral and kalash people.
A son of sangin ali advisor of shah rais and forefather of adamzada clan threw out the king and took over the power. Online books page this university of pennsylvania site offers access to more than 35,000 books online. Kafiristan exploring the kalash valley in pakistan purisrar dunya pakistan people chitral girls duration. It is the largest district in khyber pakhtunkhwa, with an area of 14,850 sq. Pennsylvania state university electronic classics site the labyrinth psus ebooks are presented as pdf files. It has one of the highest mountains of the world, tirich mir. Thank you, afzal, for integrating us into yourworldfor showing us chitral and upper chitral, for teaching us some khowar, for helping us appreciate chitrali music tiptop, tiptop and culture and food, and for making us part of your family. The chitralis were free from any gross oppression or misgovernment, they could enjoy. Highest park in the world chitral gol national park youtube.
Our women are free gender and ethnicity in the hindukush. Chitral simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The kho people of chitral whose language is called khowar were muslims. Read the relief of chitral illustrated edition by capt. European travellers, administrators and scholars began to enter the area and take an interest in its history, and gradually the history of the country, its people, languages and culture, began to emerge from the mists of time. Chitral dastaan novel by mustansar hussain tarar books.
This record of the chitral campaign is based on the official despatches. Format of chitral dastaan is pdf and file size of this pdf file is 12. Com a website on the culture, history and languages of chitral. Established in 1997, the site offers many classical works of literature in english, plus original works published by penn. No doubt chitral is a very beautiful area of pakistan but ther is no good leadership in chitral. Previous estimates put the number far higher, but as the mehtar assesses his. History of the chitrali historiography is not as short as generally believed to be. According to family tradition, ayub was a son of fareidun hussein, tenth son of shah abul ghazi sultan husain baiqara bahadur khan, padshah of khorasan.
This mountainous country which was first referred to as kohistan or land of the mountains was said to be inhabited by a race called khows speaking a separate language khowar, or language of the khows. May 08, 2016 the early history of chitral is shrouded in mystery. Part of thewomens studies commons this thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the graduate school at scholar commons. Chitral shares much of its history and culture with the neighboring hindukush territories of gilgitbaltistan, a region sometimes called peristan because of the common belief in fairies peri inhabiting the high mountains the entire region that now forms the chitral district was an independent monarchical state until 1895, when the british negotiated a treaty with its. Badshahi mosque chitral nwfp pakistan photo by rehmat aziz chitrali. Chitral dastaan novel by mustansar hussain tarar books free. Chitral is the capital of chitral district in khyber pakhtunkhwa of pakistan understand get in by plane. Little is known of the early history of chitral and rock inscriptions and early traditions give little evidence on this subject.
The relief of chitral illustrated edition ebook by capt. Kalash valley history in urdu documentary kalash valley. Chitral gol, the hunting preserve of the former ruler of chitral, has been converted into a wildlife preserve, where considerable numbers of markhor, siberian ibex, and the. Navigate to next page by clicking on the book or click the arrows for previous and next page. In 1854, the maharaja of kashmir made an alliance with shah afzal, the mehtar of chitral, against the ruler of yasin and mastuj at that time separate from chitral who were invading gilgit, a tributary state of kashmir. The story of a minor siege robertson sir, george scott on. It has population of about 318,689 people at the 1998 census, which grew to about 378,000 people by 2004. History chitral campaign, 1895, india history 19th century publisher london. Read book tareekhe chitral by mohammad azizuddiin aziz on rekhta urdu books library. Jun 07, 2014 free download and read online chitral dastaan written by mustansar hussain tarar. Pdf new survey in the chitral valley has doubled the number of recorded gandharan grave culture.
Governance and militancy in pakistans chitral district aws. Forts of the chitral campaign of 1895 bill woodburny contents 1 background 1 2 fort construction in chitral 2 3 chitral fort 4 4 forts on the road from gilgit 7 5 forts on the route from the south 8 6 epilogue 10 references 10 1 background chitral, which today is part of the northwest frontier province of pakistan, was a separate state in. Tribe meets white man for the first time original footage 15 duration. Chitral town, is situated on the west bank of the chitral or kunar river at the foot of tirich mir which at 7,708 m or 25,289 ft is the highest peak of the hindu kush. Read book tareekhechitral by mohammad azizuddiin aziz on rekhta urdu books library. It is situated on the west bank of the chitral river also known as the kunar river at the foot of tirich mir which at 7,708 m 25,289 ft is the highest peak of the hindu kush. Chitral is the capital of the chitral district, situated on the chitral river in northern khyber pakhtunkhwa, pakistan. Site uploaded this book under the category of safarnama. Chitral is the last refuge of the mountain goat markhor capra falconieri.
A tooth size allocation analysis of the khow of chitral district. A bloody history and a glorious geography written by s a j shirazi published august 30, 2006 see also. Chitral can be accessed by air via the chitral airport which is approximately 3 km from. Chitral dastaan by mustansar hussain tarar free download pdf. Department of management sciences and international relations office iro, university of chitral organized a oneweek workshop on business idea development february 28, 2020 department of zoology and education, uoch, are going to organize international symposium with the theme research in higher education. Shahab nama by qudrat ullah shahab pdf qudrat ullah shahab.
It was built by shujaul mulk, the mehtar of chitral 1895 1936. Department of economics, university of chitral will be organizing a joint call conference with two social entrepreneurs on monday, december 02, 2019 november 27, 2019. On the death of sangin ali in 1570, his sons ousted shah rais and gained control of the country. Includes over 15 illustrations including detailed map of the area of operations. Chitral is a district in khyber pakhtunkhwa kpk province of pakistan. However, this task is far from complete and it will be many years before chitral yields up all its mysteries and secrets. From ancient times, chitral was an important point on the trade routes from northern afghanistan ancient bactria and the tarim basin to the plains of gandhara in northern pakistan, and the region near jalalabad, in eastern afghanistan. The capital of the chitral district, situated on the western bank of the chitral river, in khyber pakhtunkhwa, pakistan. Population of district chitral census 2017 information report. It was subdued by alexander the great, the chinese army and timur in the past and was under the king named shah rais descendent of balti rulers in the 16th century. The ruler, or mehtar, of chitral was given the title of his highness by the british and enjoyed a hereditary salute of 11 guns.
Department of management sciences, university of chitral has organized a oneday seminardialogue session november, 2019. They were selling their children into slavery out of their own will unlike kafirs who were captured in raids. Chitral dastan by mustansar hussain tarar pdf the library pk. It is situated on the western bank of the chitral river also called kunarl river and at the foot of tirich mir, the highest peak 25,289 feet of the hindu kush mountain range. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in chitral, pakistan on tripadvisor. The book describes the details of the chitral visit. Prince mohiuddin mna chitral ginving an interview to the first khowar chitrali tv programme of khyber news tv islamabad. Kalash valley history in urdu documentary kalash valley festival. Mar 05, 2017 chitral, a native state in the northwest frontier province of pakistan. Apr 04, 2018 tribe meets white man for the first time original footage 15 duration. The professional development centre, chitral aims to improve the quality of education in the chitral region and beyond through professional development of teachers, head teachers, academic leaders and other stakeholders. It takes about 8 to 10 hr drive from islamabad to chitral. India history chitral campaign, 1895, india history 19th century publisher london.
Interpretations of educational experiences of women in. The answer to the question lies within this book a newspapermans account of a british military expedition mounted against chitral, swat and bajour in 1895. Pdf origins and interactions of the ethnic groups of greater. The typical chitrali architecture is marvellous, despite being simple. This mountainous country which was first referred to as kohistan or land of the mountains was said to be inhabited by a race called khows speaking a. History of chitral chitral fort, chitral traveller. The main hall tells the entire history of the fort with pictures of most of the rulers. Pdf new exploration in the chitral valley, pakistan. Chitral dastaan by mustansar hussain tarar free download. Chitral fort, located at the right bank of river chitral speaks about the grandeur of its rulers. It was major source of revenue generation for mehtr of chitral. Sep 15, 2016 chitral fort, located at the right bank of river chitral speaks about the grandeur of its rulers. The ruling family of chitral traces its decent from baba ayub, a disciple of the saint, kamal shah shams uddin tabrizi, who settled in the village of lon and gokher.
Maphill was created with the goal of making the web a more beautiful place. Some people say that it was khowistan the abode of the khows. Shah rais had an adviser by name of sangin ali, who apparently came from khorasan. Chitral district is the most northerly district in the khyber pakhtunkhwa province. Chitral gol, the hunting preserve of the former ruler of chitral, has been converted into a wildlife preserve, where considerable numbers of markhor, siberian ibex, and the even rarer snow leopard felis uncia survive. He discussed the social and economic life of kalash people. All our map images are, and will always be, available for free. Chitral dastaan novel by mustansar hussain tarar ebook read online in pdf format. Jun 04, 2015 chitral means a field in khowar the native language and it is also spelled as qashqar or chetrar.
All facts and figure of population of chitral latest census of 2017 pakistan. Next work of any importance, on this topic came a hundred years later, when mirza ghufran compiled his seminal work titled tarikh e chitral in 1893. Historical sites of chitral in need of conservation. Nov 29, 2015 chitral dastaan novel by mustansar hussain tarar free download in pdf. Chitral district simple english wikipedia, the free. The 15 best things to do in chitral 2020 with photos. In the 16th century, the shah rais dynasty ruled chitral. Pia operates flights from islamabad and peshawar daily by car.
Chitral means a field in khowar the native language and it is also spelled as qashqar or chetrar. Areawise it is the largest district of khyber pakhtunkhwa kpk, covering an area of 14,850 square kilometers. Working closely with the government education department, agencies of the aga khan development network and other private sector. Nov 03, 2016 kafiristan exploring the kalash valley in pakistan purisrar dunya pakistan people chitral girls duration. Chitral, a native state in the northwest frontier province of pakistan. The ruling family of chitral traces its decent from baba ayub, a disciple of the saint, kamal. He gave some unique information about the religion of the kalash community. San francisco hit and run rampage by afghan man organizing a life, documenting a legacy day by day for august 30, 2006 picturesque chitral town sits in pakistans northwest district, walled in by the hindu kush range. Chitral or chitral urdu was a princely state in alliance with british india until 1947, then a princely state of pakistan until 1969. The more popular route by land is from gilgit taking 14 hr if all the jeeps on the 57 steps of the route are coordinated. Chitral also served as the capital of the princely state of chitral until 1947. Muhammad siyar wrote his shahnama, sometimes around the closing of the eighteenth century. The area of the state now forms the chitral district of khyberpakhtunkhwa.
Alhamdulillah today chitral is going to progress and gont also giving attention towards it but we should make available tourism places more and. The early history of chitral is shrouded in mystery. The city of chitral is the capital of the district. The state of chitral is somewhat larger than wales, and supports a population of about 35,000 rough, hardy hillmen. The area of the state now forms the chitral district of the malakand division, khyberpakhtunkhwa, pakistan. History military nonfiction who, or why, or how or what. To the east of chitral is kashmir and to the south are the pakistani districts of upper dir and swat. Professional development centre, chitral ied, pakistan. Mustansar hussain tarar is the author of this great travelogue book chitral dastan pdf. The folklores of chitral are associated with a number of the sites, but it is unfortunate to note that the folktales are also eroding from the memories of people for want of transformation into. Tareekhechitral by mohammad azizuddiin aziz rekhta.
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