Swat (princely state)

The Yusufzai State of Swat
Province of the Durrani Empire (1802–1858) Princely state in alliance with British India (1858–1947) Princely state of Pakistan (1947–1969)
1858–1969
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Capital		Saidu Sharif
Religion		Islam
Government		Principality (1858–1969)
Wāli of Swat		His Highness Sultan Faghal (first)
		His Highness Miangul Jahan Zeb, Wāli of Swat (last)
Historical era		Durani Empire (1802–1858) Indian British Empire (22 February 1858-1947) Princely state of Pakistan (1947-1969) Part of West Pakistan (1955-1969) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (1969-present) Dividing between the Swat, Buner and Shangla
•	Established	1858
•	Merged into West Pakistan	14 October 1969
Currency		Rupee, Pakistan Rupee (after 1947)
Succeeded by West Pakistan
Today part of		Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

The Yusufzai State of Swat Swat
Subdivision of Pakistan
1849–28 July 1969
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Map of Pakistan with Swat highlighted
Capital		Saidu Sharif
History
•	Established	1849
•	Disestablished	28 July 1969
Area		8,250 km2(3,185 sq mi)
Today part of		Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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The Yusufzai State of Swat (Pashto: د يوسفزو رياست سوات) was a province of the Durrani Empire ruled by local rulers known as the Akhunds, then until 1947 a princely state of the British Indian Empire, which was dissolved in 1969, when the Akhwand acceded to Pakistan. The state lay to the north of the modern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (formerly called NWFP) and continued within its 1947 borders until 1969, when it was dissolved. The area it covered is now divided between the present-day districts of Swat, Buner and Shangla.

The Swat region has been inhabited for more than two thousand years and was known in ancient times as Udyana. The location of Swat made it an important stopping point for many invaders, including Alexander the Great and Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. In the second century BCE, Swat formed part of the Buddhist civilisation of Gandhara.

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