Nasir ul-Mulk
Mehtar Sir Nasir ul-Mulk KCIE was the eldest son of Shuja ul-Mulk, who succeeded him as Mehtar in 1936.[1] He ruled the Princely State of Chitral from 1936 to 1943.[2]
Nasir-ul-Mulk ruled Chitral State from 1936 until 1943. He was the first Mehtar to receive a modern education and was a graduate of Islamia College, Peshawar. Prior to succeeding his father he served as the governor of the Mastuj region and was also Commander in Chief of the Chitral Bodyguard'[3] and oversaw operations in the neighboring Afghan provinces of Kunar and Nuristan during the Third Anglo-Afghan War.
As he did not have any male issue, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Mehtar Muzaffar-ul-Mulk, in 1943 following his death due to complications from diabetes. He left behind two daughters, one of whom would marry Nawab Bahadur Mohammad Saeed Khan of'Amb and the other her cousin, Mehtar Saif-ur-Rahman, Mehtar of Chitral.
Literary pursuits
Nasir was a scholar of Persian literature and published several volumes of poetry and prose, he was a close associate of several prominent literary figures of British India, including Sir Mohammad Iqbal. Perhaps his most accomplished work is a Persian treatise on Darwinism in the light of the Quran, Sunnah and Sufi mysticism.
References
- ↑ Wadud, Sir Abdul (1963). The Story of Swat. University of California: Ferezsons. p. 142.
- ↑ Baig, Rahmat Ka. Hindukush Study Series Volume 2. University of Michigan: Amazon. pp. 50 and 58.
- ↑ http://www.royalark.net/Pakistan/chitral9.htm