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Kalat (Baluchistan)

by Jaume Ollé

Some facts

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Some facts

The largest of the three states of Baluchistan (Ed Haynes' data show a population in 1931 of 342.000 in an area of 73,278 sq. miles), occupied the southwest, central and northeast areas of the Agency, except the area of Gwadar. There are several cities or towns in this area, so I can't speculate on a capital. Flag unknown to me.

Jorge Candeias, 3 May 1998

The khanate of Kelat had a flag green over red. In the center occupying the red part and a little part of the green, a large white crescent pointed upwards and a white star (the star exactly in the center of the two stripes). Within the star and crescent an islamic inscription.

Jaume Ollé, 4 May 1998

KHANATE OF KALAT
Baluchistan Province, States of Baluchistan
19 Gun Salute
Area: 141,673 sq.km

Traversed by the armies of Alexander the Great, occupied by the Arabs, Afghans and Persians, conducting its foreign trade through Omani-held port of Gwadar, Kalat, together with its vassal states of Kharan, Makran and Lasbela entered the modern era by the way of contacts with Britishers of various quality. The political connection of the British with Kalat commences from the outbreak of the First Afghan War in 1839, when this area was traversed by a British army from Sind and afterwards occup