Nasir I of Kalat

Mir Muhammad Nasir Khan I (also known as Mir Noori Nasir Khan) was probably the most powerful of the Khans of Kalat who ruled for 45 years from 1749 to 1794. After an initial unsuccessful revolt against Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1758 he later became his most powerful ally and his Baloch Army fought alongside the Afghans of Abdali against the Persians, the Marathas and the Sikhs. The boundaries of the Khanate of Kalat under Nasir Khan I extended far beyond those of modern Balochistan and included the town of Karachi. Khan was the first ruler of Balochi regions to bring about healthy relations with other nations, and knit the tribal organization of the Balochs into one Baloch entity. Khan also established a Baloch parliament which could function on a workable constitution based on Islamic Sharia (Laws) Baluch traditions. People began to attach the word Wali, meaning 'a saint' , to his name for his efforts to bring about a united state.

The 18th century Tatar traveler Gabaidulla Amirov, who visited Kalat, reports [4]

that Baluchis live in the city of Kalat. Justice is observed in these things, and local residents and passers-by do not tolerate theft or delinquency. State houses have been built for passers-by at all stations. meals are provided without payment. The possessions of the Naseer Khan border on Persia, and bargaining is underway with it and other neighboring peoples.

Nasir Khan ' s role in the prosperity and economic viability of Kalat is well - known and impressive . He took it upon himself to fashion laws and policies that would be most conducive to the exercise of business and trade . He made sure that land was supplied gratis to cultivators around Kalat .[5]