Sultanate of Swat
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The Sultanate of Swat was a medieval kingdom of DardicTemplate:Sfnp origin centred around the city of Manglawar between the 12th and 16th centuries. It was strongest of the several Dardic-speaking states in the region,Template:Sfnp encompassing the present-day Malakand, Buner, Swat and Dir valleys, as well as the Kohistan region.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
During the most of 15th century, the kingdom bordered Kashmir Sultanate to the east, Delhi Sultanate to the south, Timurid Empire to the west and the kingdom of Chitral to the north.Template:Sfnp The last notable ruler was Sultan Awes Jahangiri,Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp[1] during whose reign Swat was ultimately conquered between 1510 and 1518 after a series of battles by Yousafza'i Pashtuns under the leadership of Malik Ahmad Baba.Template:Sfnp This led to the Pashtunization of the Swat and Dir regions.Template:Sfnp[2] Some accounts trace the origins of Shah Mir dynasty of Kashmir from these rulers of Swat.Template:Sfnp[3]
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