Amb (princely state)
| Amb | |||||||
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| Princely state of Pakistan | |||||||
| 1849–28 July 1969 | |||||||
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Amb state in 1947 within West Pakistan | |||||||
| Capital | Darband (now submerged under Tarbela Dam) Shergarh (summer residence) | ||||||
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| • Coordinates | 34°21′53″N 72°51′34″E / 34.364606°N 72.859433°E | ||||||
• | 527 km2 (203 sq mi) | ||||||
| • Type | Monarchy | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1849 | ||||||
• Submitted to Durrani Rule | 1755 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 28 July 1969 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Pakistan · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||||||
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Amb (Urdu, Hindko: امب) was a princely state within the Hazara Tribal Agency of North-West Frontier Province, British India, ruled by the Tanoli tribe. Together with the neighbouring estate of Phulra, the tract was known as "Feudal Tanawal". Its total area was 203 mi2 (530 km2) while population was 48,656 in 1951. The Nawab of Amb Muhammad Farid Khan acceded to Pakistan after the independence of Pakistan in 1947. Today Amb is a part of Mansehra District of Hazara Division.
Amb came under the British suzerainty after the Second Anglo-Sikh War, with Mir Jehandad Khan providing much assistance to the East India Company against the Sikhs. The Amb Nawabs also provided military services to the British Empire in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. At the end of December 1947, the Nawab of Amb acceded to Pakistan while retaining internal self-government. Amb continued as a princely state of Pakistan until 1969, when it was incorporated into the North West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).