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Hazara is a region in northern Pakistan, falling administratively within Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It is dominated mainly by the Hindko-speaking Hindkowan people, who are the native ethnic group of the region and often called the “Hazarewal”.

In 1820, Hazara came under Sikh rule led by Hari Singh Nalwa. He founded Haripur in 1822, making it the Hazara headquarters until 1853. After the First Anglo-Sikh War, Major James Abbott governed the region, pacifying it within a year. By 1849, the British controlled all of Hazara but faced occasional uprisings from local tribes, leading to expeditions like the Hazara Expedition of 1888.

In the 1930s, Hazara people actively participated in the freedom movement for an independent Pakistan, led by figures like Abdul Majid Khan Tarin and Jalal Baba. Before Pakistan’s independence in 1947, the Nawab of Amb, Muhammad Farid Khan Tanoli, established relations with Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Liaqat Ali Khan.

During British rule, Hazara was part of the Punjab province. In 1901, the western parts of Punjab were separated to create the North-West Frontier Province. Hazara became a district in the Peshawar Division, and the Hazara Tribal Agency bordered it to the north. The princely states of Amb and Phulra were situated between them. In 1950, these princely states were incorporated into the Hazara district.

Source – wikipedia.org