Thakot
Thakot
تاکوټ، تھاکوٹ | |
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Town and union council | |
 Indus River Thakot in 2019 | |
  Thakot Location in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°45′N 72°55′E / 34.750°N 72.917°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Battagram District |
| Region | Upper Pakhli |
| Elevation | 536 m (1,759 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Thakot or Takot (Urdu: تھاکوٹ; Pashto: تاکوټ) is a tribal town on the Indus River in Battagram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is also one of twenty Union Councils of Battagram District, and one of twelve in Battagram Tehsil.[1]
It was a fully independent territory called Yaghistan during Khalsa and British rule, was ruled by the Khan of Thakot.[2] It joined Pakistan in 1955 when "Khan" acceded it to Pakistan.
Thakot is located midway between Battagram town in the south and Besham town (Shangla District) in the north, at a distance of about 30 km from both .
Royal Khans of Thakot
[edit]The "Khans of Thakot" also known as "Chiefs of Thakot tribal state" belongs to the powerful Arghushal family of the influential Swati tribe. A large number of people from Battagram district came and wore the turban of being a Khan to each of Chief of Thakot throughout the history. Initially, the rulers used the title of "Shah" or "Malak" which were later changed to "Khan". The Khan family speaks Pashto as their mother tongue. Malak Abdul Qadir Khan Arghushal was the initially "Malak of Daot" but later took over his cousin's Khanate of Thakot. During the tenure of Khan Bradar Khan Arghushal, the state was expanded till 43 village councils of the present Battagram District. The Khan of Paimal Sharif and Khan of Shamrad also belongs to same family.
- Ruler I: Shah Zotai Khan Arghushal Swati (1649-1683)
- Ruler II: Shah Dara Khan Arghushal (1683-1722) bin Zotai Khan
- Ruler III: Shah Ghazi Khan Arghushal (1722-1758) bin Dara Shah
- Ruler IV: Shah Madam Khan Arghushal (1758-1793) bin Shah Ghazi
- Ruler V: Malak Ahmed Khan Arghushal (1793-1820s) bin Madam Khan
- Ruler VI: Malak Hamza Ullah Khan Arghushal (1820s - 1850s) bin Ahmed Khan
- Ruler VII: Malak Samundar Khan Arghushal (Nominal ruler) bin Hamza Ullah Khan
- Ruler VIII: Malak Abdul Qadir Khan Arghushal (1850s-1890s)
- Ruler IX: Khan Baradar Khan Arghushal (1890s-1930s) bin Abdul Qadir Khan
- Ruler X: Jan Muhammad Khan Arghushal (1930- 1977) bin Baradar Khan
- Ruler XI: Aurangzeb Khan Arghushal (1977- 2002) bin Jan Muhammad Khan
- Ruler XII : Alam Zeb Khan Arghushal (2002- 2022) bin Jan Muhammad Khan
● Khan XIII : Bakht Nawaz Khan Arghushal (2022 -Present) bin Alam Zeb Khan
Climate
[edit]With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Thakot features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Thakot is 21.1 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 896 mm. Even in the driest months, there is a lot of precipitation. November is the driest month with 19 mm of precipitation, while August, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 157 mm.
June is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 31.1 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 9.5 °C.
| Climate data for Thakot | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Demography
[edit]Most of the people living here belong to the Swati tribe. Mangian families also live in Thakot. The people of Thakot speak Pashto natively as well as Urdu but the educated people also know English.
Hydro
[edit]The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is building 2,800 MW Hydel Power Project Thakot at an estimated cost of $5 billion. The Pakistan government has proposed Russian cooperation in the project.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Battagram". National Reconstruction Bureau of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09.
- ^ "Black Mountain Expedition 1888". www.britishbattles.com. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Climate: Thakot - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Six power projects: Pakistan seeks Russian investment prior to Putin’s visit
34°45′0″N 72°55′0″E / 34.75000°N 72.91667°E
Administrative divisions of Battagram District | ||
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| Village Councils | ||
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