Wali swat biography definition
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"Comparative Analysis of Wali's and Contemporary struktur of Justice in Swat: A local perspective"
“Comparative Analysis of Wali’s and Contemporary System of Justice in Swat: A local perspective” Research in the field of Political Science for the completion of BS political science Zohaib Hassan Session: Roll No. Re Department of Political Science Government College University Lahore 2 DECLARATION I, Mr. Zohaib Hassan, student of BA Honours in the subject of Political Science, Session , hereby declare that the matter printed in the thesis titled “Comparative Analysis of Wali‟s and Contemporary System of Justice in Swat: A local perspective” is my own work and has not been printed, published and submitted as research work, thesis or publication in any form in any University, Research Institution etc. in Pakistan or abroad. Dated: ________________________. Signatures of Deponent: __________________________. 3 RESEARCH COMPLETION CERTIFICATE Certified that the research wo
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By Mohammad Zahid
The picturesque Swat valley tucked away between mountains and thick green forests in the North-West of Pakistan was first visited by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip in Two years later President Ayub Khan invited Queen Elizabeth II to visit Pakistan and following Prince Philip’s previous trips, she accepted on the condition that they would travel to Swat.
At that time, Swat was a princely state of Pakistan and had its own royal family headed by Mian Gul Jahanzeb, known as the ‘Waali’- the ruler- to welcome the Queen. Zebu Jilani, the granddaughter of the former Swat ruler recalls, “I was probably eight years old when the Queen visited Swat. It was a great moment. Though my grandfather was regularly receiving foreign dignitaries including the Queen of Malaysia, everyone was really proud and honoured that the British Queen was visiting. We all wore our best clothes for that day.”
Prior to the Queen’s visit, an advance party from Britain visited Swat to assess
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Wāli of Swat
Official title of the rulers of Swat
The Wāli of Swat (Urdu: والی سوات) was the official title of the leader (wāli) of the Miangul dynasty that ruled over the state of Swat between and
History
[edit]The state of Swat was founded by Saidu Baba, religious leader also known as Akhund of Swat, in After his death in , the state fell into abeyance until , when Syed Abdul Jabbar Shah, a descendant of Pir Baba gained power with the title of Badshah. The grandson of Saidu Baba, Wadud of Swat was elected as monarch of Swat in This title was changed to "Wali" in , when Swat became a princely state in a subsidiary alliance with the British Indian Empire.[1]
Upon Pakistan's independence in August , Swat became a fully independent princely state until 3 November, when it acceded to Pakistan as one of the autonomous Princely states of Pakistan, and the Wali continued to rule.[2] The Wali ceased to rule in , when the state of Swat was incorporated into