Drosh (PK)

Drosh cancelled Jubilee 1930

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Drosh (Khowar: دروش‎) also called dros, in khowar is a town within the Chitral District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It was formerly a town within the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan.

In ancient times, Drosh town was part of Badakhshan and the property of Mehtar of Chitral. Mehtar was appointed his close relative as governor of Drosh. As the regime of the great Mehtar of Chitral (Aman UL Mulk), his half-brother Prince Kohkan Baig was governor of Drosh.From 1892 to 1932 there was no strong governor of Drosh. In 1932, Mehtar Shuja UL Mulk appointed his son Shahzada Hissam UL Mulk as governor of Drosh. He was a very strong governor with full power. He remained governor until 1947. In 1947, Chitral state was merged with Pakistan.

Pakistan era

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East India era

Drosh cancelled Jubilee 1930