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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mir of Hunza
		Hunza is the northernmost part of a region known as the Northern Areas of Pakistan.
		Mir Muhammad Jamal Khan (1912-76) was the last ruler or Mir of Hunza of the former princely state, known as Hunza.
		The Hunza, Nagar, and Yasin Valleys all have a distinct dialect.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mir-of-Hunza (531 words)

	Mir of Hunza - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mir is a Persian word, synonymous with emir, which means leader of a group or tribe.
		The rulers of Hunza used the word “Mir” with their names for 950 years.
		Not ‘Mir of Hunza’ (http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_23-9-2004_pg3_6) An anti-Mir letter to the editor: one man's opinion, and of undetermined significance.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Mir_of_Hunza (121 words)

	the hunza people of pakistan het hunza volk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		THE LEGENDARY LATE MIR OF HUNZA, MOHAMMAD JAMAL KHAN.
		IN KARIMABAD OF THE KINGDOM HUNZA OF PAKISTAN.
		IN 1974 1976 EN 1979 REISDE IK OPNIEUW AF NAAR PAKISTAN EN HET AUTONOME KONINKRIJK HUNZA IN NOORD PAKISTAN.
	home.wanadoo.nl /~eduard.fievez/hunza0.htm (218 words)

	Hotel Darbar Hunza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 70,000 citizens were the lieges of the Mirs of Hunza, who legend has it, are the equals of the great invading forces of the Army of Alexander the Great.
		The present Mir of Hunza, Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan and his wife Rani Atiqa Ghazanfar, Rani of Hunza has played an immense role in the development of Hunza and its surrounding Valleys, both economically and for the betterment of the social classes.
		Hunza Valley with its flat topped houses, fields orchards, people and the seasonal changes of colours, from spring green to high summer yellow to autumn gold and winter grey add a matchless majestic touch to the Valley.
	www.hunzadarbar.com.pk /hunza_valley.html (468 words)

	DARBAR HUNZA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 70,000 citizens were the lieges of the Mirs of Hunza, who legend has it, are the equals of the great invading forces of the Army of Alexander the Great.
		The present Mir of Hunza, Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan and his wife Rani Atiqa Ghazanfar, Rani of Hunza has played an immense role in the development of Hunza and its surrounding Valleys, both economically and for the betterment of the social classes.
		The impression of Hunza is further reinforced by the turrets of the Baltit Fort, the traditional seat of the Mir for over centuries.
	hunzadarbar.com.pk /hunza.htm (652 words)

	HISTORY OF HUNZA
		Hunza retained its isolated independence until the British conquered it; on the fruits of caravan raids slave trading and attacking it’s neighbors.
		Hunza was the likely model for the Shangri-La of James Hilton’s novel ‘Lost Horizon’ where he describes it as a country of peace and contentment where the people do not ago.
		The Hunza, Nagar, and Yasin Valleys all have a distinct dialect.
	www.hunza.20m.com /History.htm (2965 words)

	Shamanism in Hunza :: Khyber.ORG
		Hunza's territory is roughly 7,900 km2 and borders Afghanistan and Xinjiang (Chinese Turkestan) to the north, Shinkari and Indus Kohistan to the south, and Kashmir to the east (see map).
		Hunza's physical isolation, however, was not significantly breached until 1978.
		The reigning Mir of Hunza granted them a tract of land near his capital, Baltit; ever since, it is said, they have provided the Hunzakut with musicians and flsmiths.
	www.khyber.org /publications/046-050/shamanhunza.shtml (9923 words)

	Pakistan tour. shangri-la hunza tour.
		On arrival to Karimabad, the capital of Hunza Valley, you are welcomed by the Hunzakuts.
		Hunza lies on the ancient trade route to Kashgar in the Chinese province of Sinkiang.
		Hunza is probably most famous for the longevity of its people, due to their simplicity and natural diet, along with the unpolluted mountain air.
	www.asia-planet.com /pakistan/packagetours/paki_shangri-la.htm (1224 words)

	The Truth, Myths and Lies About the Health and Diet of the "Long-Lived" People of Hunza, Pakistan, Hunza ...
		Hunza was a tiny kingdom located in a remote valley 100 miles (160 km) long and only one mile (1.6 km) wide, situated at an elevation of 8,500 feet (2590 m) and completely enclosed by mountain peaks.
		Her movements were strictly controlled by the Mir, and she was presented an orchestrated view of Hunza that the Mir wanted her to pass on to the world.
		Hunza is a common destination for tourists traveling to Pakistan because of all of the past hype about the longevity and exceeding good health of the residents.
	biblelife.org /hunza.htm (10591 words)

	Hunza
		Hunza has been ruled by the same family known as Mirs of Hunza for 960 years.
		During early nineteenth century, Hunza resented Kashmir's attempts to gain control and its rulers periodically expelled Kashmir garrisons, threatended Gilgit, and politicked with the rulers of Kashgar to the north where the Russians were gaining influence.
		It was built 700 years ago by 300 labourers broght to Hunza in the dowry of the Princess of Baltistan when she married Mir of Hunza.
	www.ptc.8k.com /hunzavalley.htm (1585 words)

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		Both Hunza and Nagar, who only a few weeks before had fought the British so bitterly, now welcomed their conquerors warmly and the Mir of Hunza fled to sinkaing.
		That the whole campaign was unnecessary was borne out by the fact that the Hunza people, in 1892 and in 1895, provided voluntarily a force of irregulars to serve under British orders in Chitra.
		A large round stone with a small hole in the middle is attached to the revolving propeller and slowly turns on another stationary stone the grains are dropped, a few at a time, through the hole and the four dribbles out from between the stones to be collected in a trough.
	www.angelfire.com /nf/passupeakinn/hun.htm (1765 words)

	Pakistan Tour: Shangrila Hunza
		Hunza is an earthly paradise whose inhabitants are renowned for their longevity, their simplicity and natural diet.
		Hunza is also known for its unpolluted mountain air, which caused this area to be known as “Shangri-La”.
		Hunza is probably most famous for the longevity of its people, due to their simplicity and natural diet, along with the unpolluted mountain air.
	www.travel-culture.com /adventure/pakistan_tour_shangrila_hunza.htm (2097 words)

	MUHAMMAD JAMAL KHAN, MIR
		Muhammad Jamal, the ruler or the Mir of Hunza was born on September 23, 1912.
		The Ismailis of Gilgit and Hunza were submerged in the ocean of immense mirth and joy when they had seen Hazar Imam for first time in their territory on October, 1960.
		The Mir of Hunza lived in a newly built modern styled two-storied palatial castle, known as the “Jamal Palace” situated on a 8000 ft. high mountain peak in the village of Karimabad, the state capital.
	ismaili.net /Source/mumtaz/Heroes1/hero077.html (1089 words)

	CLT: Baltit Fort, Pakistan
		Historically, it was the seat of the Mirs of Hunza, a family that ruled the region for centuries.
		In 1989, the former Mir of Hunza donated the Fort to the Baltit Heritage Trust (BHT), established by the Government of Pakistan for the purpose of owning and operating the Fort.
		In addition, Hunza's remote location, and its distance from regional administrative and finance centers in Karachi, as well as from the Trust's headquarters in Geneva, added operational complications which had to be overcome by the team.
	www.unescobkk.org /index.php?id=2210 (2251 words)

	Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
		The ruler of Hunza was known as ‘Mir of Hunza’ until 1974, when the state was abolished and formally became part of the Northern Areas of Pakistan.
		Mir Muhammad Jamal Khan (1912-76) was the last Mir of Hunza.
		Thus the title ‘Mir of Hunza’ is no more a legal title in Pakistan because Hunza is no more a separate state.
	www.dailytimes.com.pk /default.asp?page=story_23-9-2004_pg3_6 (1484 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : Hunza: Shangri-La of Islam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		To reach Hunza used to be one of the most difficult feats in the world - another feature of Shangri-La - which probably accounts for romantic legends that have grown up about the valley.
		This is the biggest event of the valley, and the highlight comes when the Mir, still the titular leader in the valley, sows a handful of gold dust to symbolize the riches expected to come forth.
		Hunza's free education and medical programs, for example, and its wheat subsidies, come from the government, the UN or the Aga Khan.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/198301/hunza-shangri-la.of.islam.htm (2539 words)

	Mountain Voices: oral testimonies from the Karakorum mountains, Pakistan: local themes: politics
		The Mir's main representative was the arbob, who acted as a village head, but there were also individuals in charge of tax collection and announcements.
		By this time the Mir's authority was already vulnerable: many people were becoming educated or had been able to leave the area and so were aware of the more democratic conditions existing elsewhere in Pakistan.
		Nevertheless several narrators explain, that at the end of the Mir's regime people felt confused and found it difficult to come to terms with a new system: "the people didn't know the benefits of it, of society, they were used to a system which was exploiting them, which was humiliating them, which had created classes.
	www.mountainvoices.org /pa_th_politics.asp (1195 words)

	......:: WELCOME TO HUNZA FRUITS ::...... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is said that Raja Mir Malik during the life of his father Su Malik settled in Gulmit and constructed a mosque which was known as Masjid Mir Malik.
		After his return to Hunza he begged his father, the Wazir, to let him go back to the Wakhan and marry the girl, but his wish was refused.
		The Mir of Hunza, having an interest to secure the territory leading to Afghanistan and China ordered a few of his man to drive out any intruders and to permanently settle in Misgar.
	www.gojal.net /history_ancient.htm (1952 words)

	PakDes.Com ::: Travel Guide of Pakistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Accessibility: By Road Hunza is accessible by road from Gilgit which is connected by air and Karakoram Highway with Islamabad-Rawalpindi.
		During early nineteenth century, Hunza resented Kashmir's attempts to gain control and its ruler's periodically expelled Kashmir garrisons, threatened Gilgit, and politicked with the rulers of Kashgar to the north where the Russians were gaining influence.
		It was built 700 years ago by 300Labourers brought to Hunza in the dowry of the Princess of Baltistan when she married Mir of Hunza.
	www.pakdes.com /travel_guide/tr=9.php (1309 words)

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		The Baltit Fort, a symbol of Hunza’s history and culture, had lain abandoned for nearly half a century when the Mir of Hunza decided to hand it over to the Aga Khan Foundation for Conservation.
		Hunza, located deep within the Karakoram mountains and fed by the upper catchment of the River Indus has until recently been an inaccessible and secluded part of northern Pakistan.
		Legend has it that this fortress was built to house a Hunza prince and a Baltistan princess, whose matrimonial alliance was hoped to bring protection to the kingdom.
	ismaili.net /timeline/2005/20050804dw.html (991 words)

	Hunza Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hunza is situated 112 km North of Gilgit on the way of Khunjerab pass at Karakorum Highway.
		Hunzakuts (residents of Hunza) are believed to be descendents of five wandering soldiers of Alexander the Great.
		It was built 700 year ago with the order of Princess of Baltistan when she married Mir (Prince) of Hunza.
	www.cob.montevallo.edu /JivaAS/hunza.htm (116 words)

	Shangrila de Hunza -DAWN Magazine; May 2, 2004
		Hunza has been ruled by the Mirs of Hunza for over 600 years.
		The Mir escaped to Yarkand in China while the seat of power in Hunza was transferred to another member of the royal family, Mir Safdar Ali Khan.
		Visitors to Hunza are deeply overwhelmed by the rugged charm and the fragrant breeze singing through graceful trees and the luscious green attractively carpeted fields all set against teh background of snow-covered mountains.
	www.dawn.com /weekly/dmag/archive/040502/dmag10.htm (1108 words)

	Welcome to Hunza City in North of Pakistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The economy used to be entirely self-sufficient, but this is rapidly changing as the Karakoram Highway opens up the valley.
		In winter the people ate flour made from apricot kernels and drank brandy distilled from mulberries, and wines from the grapes that used to grow everywhere, smothering the poplars and roofs.
		You see in Hunza a large number of old people, most of them apparently in good health, but few, if any, live to be 120.
	www.hunzadesigning.com /hunza_city/culture.php (360 words)

	Hunza (Pre-independence Pakistan) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hunza is supposedly one of the most beautiful corners of the world.
		The symbolism of the flag is quite clear: green, crescent and star for Moslims, mountains and snow for the country (mountains in the area are schistous, thus explaining the fl colour).
		I am a bit puzzled by the bow and arrow, because the Hunza are famous for their gardening and water management skills (the mir himself must prove his skills) but not for hunting.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/pk-hunza.html (208 words)

	Mountain Voices: oral testimonies from the Karakorum mountains, Pakistan: local themes: history
		The Mir is reported by some to have held his people back by limiting education and making it difficult for people to gain permission to travel outside Hunza.
		At the village level, certain individuals would act on behalf of the Mir in a range of positions including: arbob (the Mir's representative in the village); yarpa (responsible for the Mir's livestock); chorbu (public announcer).
		Although the Mir's tax system came to an end in the 1960s, Shimshalis were still not entirely free from carrying loads for others.
	www.mountainvoices.org /pa_th_history.asp (1407 words)

	Our Hunza Adventure
		Our final destination in Hunza was the little village of Gulmit, the summer residence of the Mir of Hunza and much less developed than Karimabad.
		The old Mir used to stay there and, even now, there is a royal looking guy walking around, putting up with the less-than-deferring foreigners.
		Because of Aga Khan development work, they are far better educated than most village women in Pakistan and could speak good Urdu and reasonable English, in addition to their local language which, surprisingly, seemed very different from the language spoken just down the road in Karimabad.
	www.hallman.org /hallman/hunza/page7.html (239 words)

	Northern Areas Development Gateway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Majestically dominating the valley and Baltit settlement, the Fort is located on the rocky upper level of the Hunza hill.
		It is truly a manifestation of the Hunza kingdom’s socio-political development and the growing wealth of its owners.
		The later expansion of the fort was a manifestation of Hunza’s prosperity, which rose on account of successful raiding expeditions and taxes levied on the silk route trade.
	www.northernareas.org.pk /14.htm (560 words)

	Hotel Darbar Hunza
		This Fort was donated to H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan (Baltit Heritage Trust) by the Mir of Hunza, Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan for complete restoration and renovation.
		Baltit Fort was constructed with the help of over 300 labourers, a part of the dowry of the Princess of Baltistan, who married the then reigning Mir of Hunza.
		At present, the Fort has been converted into a museum, depicting the lifestyle of the ruling Mir family and the people of the Kingdom of Hunza.
	www.hunzadarbar.com.pk /heritage.html (153 words)

	Restoration and Adaptivereuse of the Baltit fort, Pakistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Baltit Fort of Karimabad is situated in the Hunza valley, a remote region within the Northern Areas of Pakistan, close to the border with China.
		The Hunza people accumulated their wealth from booty obtained by raiding trading routes between Persia and China some 300 kilometers to the north.
		In 1989, the present Mir of Hunza donated the Fort, which his family had owned for centuries, to the Baltit Heritage Trust (BHT) which was established as a caretaker and operating institution for the Fort.
	web.mit.edu /akpia/www/AKPsite/4.239/baltit/baltit.html (3730 words)

	Wrench - Wheel of Health - Ch4-5
		As to care after forty, the Hunza are vigorous in age as they are in youth.
		Otherwise the breast milk of the Hunza woman is as much derived from Hunza food as is the blood of her womb.
		The hardness of heart of the Spartans in exposing their new-born infants on the hillside was the necessary corollary of the high standard of their efficiency, which permitted Sparta to be an unwalled city for seven centuries.
	journeytoforever.org /farm_library/Wrench_WoH/WoH3.html (5351 words)

	Aazur Wakhani - Nur's Blog
		The former Mir family of Hunza, to which the deputy chief executive of northern areas Ghazanfar Ali Khan belongs, is in full hold of all key positions at the port.
		The grand children of the Mir of Hunza must realize that their internal conflict is harming the future of the entire region.
		Mir Safdar Ali Khan of Hunza ran to Kashgar and took asylum, as a war refugee.
	aazur.multiply.com /journal (10412 words)

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