Shuja ul-Mulk, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Shuja ul-Mulk

mehtar of Chitral

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1881

Date of Death: 12-Oct-1936

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

His Highness Sir Shuja ul-Mulk KCIE (1 January 1881 – 12 October 1936) was the Mehtar (from Persian: ?????) of the princely state of Chitral and reigned it for 41 years until his death in 1936.
He belonged to the royal Katur dynasty, which ruled the state from 1571 to 1969, until the princely state of Chitral was merged to form District Chitral of the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas, Malakand Division, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan.His rule saw Chitral experience an extensive period of unwonted peace.
He introduced widespread and far-reaching changes and administrative reforms.
Shuja ul-Mulk rendered important services to the British Empire during the Third Anglo-Afghan War.
He was invested as a Companion of the Indian Empire (C.I.E) by the British in 1903, and Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E) in 1919.
He was granted a personal gun salute of 11 guns and the title of His Highness.