Sultanate of Swat
The Sultanate of Swat or Swat Sultanate was a late medieval Dardic kingdom based in Swat valley between the 12th and 16th centuries. The sultanate encompassed the modern Swat and Hazara regions, bordering Kashmir Sultanate to the east, Punjab to the south, Ghurid territory to the west and the semi autonomous states of Gilgit to the north. It was established and ruled by the Swatis.[1][2]
Swat Sultanate | |||||||||||
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| 1190–1519 | |||||||||||
| Status | Ghurid vassal (1190–1206) | ||||||||||
| Capital | Manglawar | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Dardic[1] | ||||||||||
| Religion | State religion Sunni Islam Others Hinduism Zoroastrianism | ||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Swati Gibari | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||||
• 1190–?? | Sultan Pakhal Swati (First) | ||||||||||
• ??–1519 | Sultan Owais Swati (last) | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Sultanate established | 1190 | ||||||||||
| 1399 | |||||||||||
• Conquered by Yousafzais | 1519 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Dinar | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Pakistan Afghanistan | ||||||||||
References
- Arlinghaus, Joseph Theodore (1988). The Transformation of Afghan Tribal Society: Tribal Expansion, Mughal Imperialism and the Roshaniyya Insurrection, 1450-1600. Duke University. p. 190.
The family of the sultans of Swat and the nobility spoke Gibri, the Dardic language of Bajaur, and the common people spoke Yadri, another Dardic language.
- "Cultural Background of the Languages Spoken in Swat". ResearchGate. "During 16th century Gabri and Yadri languages were also spoken in Swat. Rulers and elite class people were speaking Gabri..."
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