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Nagar

Also known as The Maglot dynasty

Nagar was the principality facing Hunza across the same river gorge, ruled by the Maglot dynasty and hostile to its neighbour for most of their shared history.

The other bank

Nagar occupied the south bank of the Hunza river, its terraced villages in sight of Hunza's across the gorge. The two states were founded, by tradition, by twin brothers, and were enemies for centuries — a feud conducted at close range and over very little, which is a recurring pattern in Karakoram politics.

Nagar's population is Twelver Shia while Hunza's is Ismaili, and the sectarian difference reinforced the political one.

The two states were subdued together in the British campaign of 1891 and became protectorates. Both acceded to Pakistan in 1947 and were abolished as states in 1974, becoming districts of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Further reading

  • Asher, Catherine B. India Before Europe. Cambridge University Press, 2006
  • Jackson, Peter. The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press, 1999
  • Richards, John F. The Mughal Empire. Cambridge University Press, 1993
  • Keay, John. India: A History. HarperCollins, 2000
  • Kulke, Hermann. A History of India. Routledge, 2004

See also

This entry was last revised on 1 August 2026.