SWITZER LAND OF PAKISTAN | WAT VALLEY

The valley was a major centre of early Buddhism of the ancient civilization of Gandhara, and was a major centre of Gandharan Buddhism, with pockets of Buddhism persisting in the valley until the 17th century, after which the area became largely Muslim. Swat was conquered by many empires in its history. In 1849, after the fall of Sikhs to the British forces, Swat was established as a Princely state under British suzerainty as part of the British Raj.In 1947