Nawaz of Kalat
Mir Shah Nawaz Khan Baloch was the Khan of the princely state of Kalat in what is now the Balochistan province of Pakistan.Reign
Shah Nawaz came to power upon the assassination of his predecessor. Used by the British to legitimize their rule in Balochistan, Shah Nawaz was widely hated by Baloch nationalists. His predecessor's son, Mir Nasir Khan II, led a rebellion against the British, forcing them to accept his rule as Khan over Shah Nawaz in 1841.
