History
Nagar was an autonomous principality in close association with neighbouring Hunza. The British gained control of both states between 1889 and 1892. The British retained Nagar's status as a 'principality' until 1947 but together with Hunza it was considered a vassal of Jammu and Kashmir, although never ruled directly by it. The rulers of Nagar sent annual tributes to the Jammu and Kashmir Durbar until 1947, and along with the ruler of Hunza, were considered amongst the most loyal vassals of the Maharajas of Jammu and Kashmir.
In 1947, the state acceded to Pakistan, but continued as a semi-autonomous state. In 1968 Syed Yahya Shah, the first educated politician of the valley, demanded civil rights from the Mir of Nagar. When Ayub Khan's dictatorship ended in Pakistan and the Pakistan Peoples Party under Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto came into power through elections the government forced the Mirs of Hunza and Nagar to abdicate. The areas were merged into the Northern Areas in 1974.
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