Editing Baloch people (section)

===Khanate of Kalat===
[[File:Amir_miro_khan_baluch.jpg|thumb|Contemporary portrait of Amir Miro Mirwani, Khan of Kalat. created in c. 1700, Balochistan history book<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ahmadzai Baloch |first1=Mir Naseer Khan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8351AAAAIAAJ |title=Tārīk̲h̲-i Baloc va Balocistān, Volume 4 |date=1988 |publisher=Balocī Ikaiḍamī |pages=41 |language=urdu}}</ref>]]
The [[Khanate of Kalat]] founded in the 16th century by Mir Altaz Sani Khan Qambrani and played an important part of [[History of Balochistan|Baloch history]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Hamdam |first=Hassan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_3ASEAAAQBAJ |title=The Right to Self-Determination Under International Law and Politics: the Case of the Baloch People |publisher=Trafford Publishing |year=2020 |isbn=9781698704364}}</ref> The major figure in its establishment was Mir Ahmad Khan, who, established his authority over Kalat.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sheikh |first=Salman Rafi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IA5ZDwAAQBAJ |title=The Genesis of Baloch Nationalism |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=2018 |isbn=9781351020688}}</ref> The dynasty established as a tribal confederacy of [[List of Baloch tribes|Baloch and Brahui tribes]] and emerged as a political entity that consolidated the power of these tribes under a single ruler, known as the Khan.<ref name=":The Baloch and Their Neighbours2" /> Mir Ahmad Khan I was strong enough to capture [[Quetta]], [[Mastung District|Mastung]], and [[Pishin District|Pishin]] from the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal governor]] at Kandahar.

[[Nasir Khan I Ahmadzai]] the sixth ruler of  kalat was one of the most prominent and influential rulers of the Khanate of Kalat. He played a crucial role in consolidating Baloch power, unifying the Baloch tribes, and shaping the political and administrative structure of the Khanate.<ref name=":Balochistan In Quest of Freedom2">{{cite book |last=Ramsey |first=Syed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E3LOEAAAQBAJ |title=Balochistan In Quest of Freedom |publisher=VIJ Books (India) PVT Limited |year=2017 |isbn=9789386834393}}</ref> The border of Balochestan in the reign of Nasir khan stretched from across modern-day Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. Northern Border in areas such as [[Helmand Province|Helmand]] and parts of [[Kandahar]] ([[Balochistan, Afghanistan]]). In the East stretched as far as Punjab including [[Dera Ghazi Khan]], in the south [[Makran coast]] along the [[Arabian Sea]] from [[Karachi]] to [[Bandar Abbas]],  in the western included Persian Balochistan (modern-day Sistan and Baluchestan Province in Iran), [[Kerman province|Kerman]] and Bandar abbas.<ref name=":The Politics of Ethnicity in Pakistan2">{{cite book |last=Siddiqi |first=Farhan Hanif |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tDb6i9x1FKgC |title=The Politics of Ethnicity in Pakistan |publisher=Routledge |year=2012 |isbn=9780415686143 |page=54}}</ref>

The Khanate of Kalat declined in the early 19th century, losing much of its territory to [[Qajar Iran]], [[Emirate of Afghanistan]] and [[Baluchistan (Chief Commissioner's Province)|British Balochistan]].