Government
The state was governed by hereditary rulers who took the title "Mir" and were assisted by a council of Wazirs or Ministers. Details for early rulers are uncertain with the first definite dates available from 1750 CE onwards.
| Reign | Mirs of Hunza |
|---|---|
| Uncertain dates | Salim Khan II |
| Uncertain dates | Shah Sultan Khan |
| 1710 - uncertain date | Shahbaz Khan |
| Uncertain dates | Shahbeg Khan |
| ~1750 - 1790 | Shah Kisro Khan |
| 1790 | Mirza Khan |
| 1790–1825 | Salim Khan III |
| 1825–1863 | Ghazanfur Khan |
| 1863–1886 | Mohammad Ghazan Khan I |
| 1886 - Dec 1891 | Safdar Ali Khan |
| 15 September 1892 - 22 July 1938 | Mohammad Nazim Khan K.C.I.E |
| 22 July 1938 - 1945 | Mohammad Ghazan Khan II |
| ? 1945 - 25 September 1974 | Mohammad Jamal Khan |
| 25 September 1974 - | State of Hunza dissolved by Z.A. Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan |
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