2 1 , ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁Imperial ▁Gazette er ▁of ▁Indian ▁Empire . ▁Ph ul rah ▁had ▁been ▁under ▁su zer ain ty ▁of ▁the ▁R aja ▁of ▁K ash mir ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁when ▁it ▁accepted ▁a ▁British ▁prote ctor ate , ▁entering ▁indirect ▁rule . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁British ▁had ▁depart ed ▁from ▁the ▁Indian ▁sub cont inent , ▁the ▁last ▁r uler ▁of ▁Ph ul ra ▁signed ▁an ▁Inst rument ▁of ▁Acc ession ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Domin ion ▁of ▁Pakistan , ▁and ▁Ph ul ra ▁was ▁a ▁pr inc ely ▁state ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁from ▁then ▁until ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Front ier ▁Province ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁its ▁last ▁r uler . ▁sa q ib ▁tan oli ▁ ▁D ynast y ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁a ▁coll ater al ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁her edit ary ▁Tan oli ▁N aw abs ▁( r ul ers ) ▁of ▁Amb . ▁Amb ▁and ▁Ph ul ra ▁together ▁were ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" Fe ud al ▁Tan aw al ". ▁ ▁Des c end ants ▁of ▁Mad ad ▁Khan ▁▁ ▁Mad ad ▁Khan , ▁the ▁original ▁Khan ▁of ▁Ph ul ra , ▁had ▁two ▁branches ▁of ▁off spring ▁i . e . ▁a ▁senior ▁branch ▁and ▁a ▁junior ▁branch . ▁After ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Ph ul ra ▁was ▁abol ished , ▁both ▁these ▁branches ▁continue ▁to ▁be