- Kohat District
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North-West Frontier Province ofPakistan ,Kohat city is the capital of the district.History
Ancient History
The early history of the district is limited to the vaguest traditions. It is said that in the Buddhist times, two Rajas named Adh and Kohat settled along with the northern border of the district. The remnants of the Buddhist day is a road cut off the mountain side, on the western skirts of the Jawaki hills near Kotal Post which leads by an even gradient towards the crest.
Mughal Era
The first historical mention of Kohat is to be found in the memoirs of
Babur (who later created theMughal Empire ), who visited Kohat in 1505. Babar in his memoirs calls the inhabitants of the area Afghan.After Babar the history of Kohat revolves around two major tribes namely
Bangash andKhattak . These people appear to have settled in the district, during 14th am 15th centuries. From 16th to 18th centuries, Kohat remained a part ofAfghanistan , administered by the Chiefs of two afore mentioned tribes. In the beginning of 19th century Kohat came under the control ofSikh s who ultimately withdrew leaving to the administrative control of Khan ofTeri in 1836.British Era
Kohat was finally annexed to the British dominion on 28th March 1849 with the rest of Punjab and an Assistant Commissioner was posted here to run the administration and to look after the British interests. In the initial stages of the British administration, the locals of the area posed considerable problems. Later on some of the tribe joined with the British Government and helped them in running the area. Nevertheless, the Britishers were never at peace in this part of their Kingdom as resistance and opposition always cropped from one quarter or the other. But their tactics of "Divide and Rule" ultimately strengthened their hold over the region. They put one tribe against the other by giving preference to one against the other and finally succeeded in administration them. An example of unrest against the British in this area is the event of the brave
Afridi Ajab Khan, who forced the entire British administration of the district to surrender to his demands.Administration
Kohat district is divided into two
Tehsil s.
*Kohat
*Lachi The district is represented in the provincial assembly by three elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies: [ [http://www.panwfp.gov.pk/index.php/members/bydistrict/en/9/47 Constituencies and MPAs - Website of the Provincial Assembly of the NWFP] ]
* PF-37 (Kohat-1)
* PF-38 (Kohat-2)
* PF-39 (Kohat-3)References
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