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Malakand Agency. The British therefore laid siege of the Malakand pass. The people fought bravely and offered stubborn resistance to the enemy under the leadership of Malak Saadat Khan of batkhela. The British artillery particularly proving more than a match for the old and rusty guns and swords of the natives to fortify their position and ensure the safety of the strategically important Chitral road, they constructed two forts at Malakand and
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Pukhtoon soil and its traditions. For the British forces were advancing towards him. On the other side, the Britisher signed a back door bilateral agreement with the Aslam Khan and Inayat Khan of Thana, Saadat Khan of Alladand and Sarbiland Khan of Palai, the
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Malakand Protected Area, part of the Malakand Agency. In 1970 it became Malakand District, a Provincially Administered Tribal Area, until 2000 part of Malakand Division. Malakand agency lies at a strategically important position as it acts as a Gateway to Swat, Dir, Chitral and
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built pillars and edicts throughout the area, marking their rule. Afterward, the area came under several Hindu and
Buddhist dynasties. The Buddhist Gandhara civilization flourished in the area, marked by many Buddhist stupas and temples. Concurrently, the Hindus under the
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Yusufzai conquered the land of Malakand division and Yusufzai remained the powerful and prominent tribe of Malakand Agency. Malakand division remained under the Yusufzai Chieftaincy and major Yusufzai chief are the following.
469:. In the year 2000, the Malakand Division was abolished. Despite the constitutional changes since 1970, the expression Malakand Agency is still used, sometimes of the entire area of the former Agency, but more often of Malakand District.
205:. In 2000 the Malakand Division was abolished. Despite the constitutional changes since 1970, the expression Malakand Agency is still used, sometimes of the entire area of the former Agency, but more often of Malakand District.
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kings, ruled over the area, creating a Hindu and
Buddhist syncretism in the area. During the period from the 8th to 11th century, Hindu Brahmin rule in the area was solidified, along with their Buddhist vassal kings.
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Pathan tribe came to inhabit this area in the wake of the invasion. After it, Malak Ahmad Khan advanced towards the capital city of Thana, ruled by
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served as a captain. High court extended its jurisdiction to this area in 1974 and district and civil judges work here ever since.
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