Abstract
The eastward migration of Baloch tribes to southern Balochistan and to the highlands of Kalat went on for many centuries. In the 13th century, Kalat was occupied by a race of Hindus known as the Sewa. They were ousted either by conquering Arabs or by the Baloch who accompanied their armies. They established their capital at Kalat, where the ruins of an old fort still exist, and the tribe was generally known as Marwari around 1530, the over lordship was with the Mirwari Baloch when the feuding rinds and lasharis arrived and captured the sardari, left a deputy in Kala. In 1666 after the death of Mir Hassan, the Khan ship of Kalat transferred to Mir Ahmed Khan Ahmedzai: The fifteenth and sixteenth centuries are most important in Baluch history. During this period the Baloch spread all over the Balochistan even Maries and Bugtis which were the tributary to Nasir Khan, Persia and the sea were its western and southern boundaries. Makran and Kharan had been added to Kalat by conquest, les bela by treaty. This paper, therefore presents the historical survey of Kalat affairs at the time of different Baloch rulers, the involvement of various empire builders in the power politics of Balochistan. In particular, those circumstances and factors have been examined that brought the British to Balochistan. The first Afghan war was fought apparently to send a message to Moscow that the British would not tolerate any Russian advances towards their Indian empire. To what extent the political powers of Balochistan were transferred to British Government, which areas of Balochistan occupied by British, or for that matters, Robert Sandaman was successful in gaining political powers for British, is also covered in this paper.
Pervez Ahmed, Shazia Jaffar2, Abdul Nasir. (2015) The History of Kalat Affairs 1666 to 1871, Balochistan Review, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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