What is Peshawar Division?
'''Peshawar Division''' ({{lang-ur|دوسوں پشاور}}) was an administrative [[Divisions of Pakistan|division]] of the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province of [[Pakistan]] until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. At independence in 1947, the North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955) was split into two divisions, [[Dera Ismail Khan Division|Dera Ismail Khan]] and Peshawar. Until 1976, Peshawar Division contained the [[Districts of Pakistan|districts]] of [[Hazara District|Hazara]] and [[Kohat Division|Kohat]], when they both became divisions themselves. ==History== Peshawar Division was originally a district of the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)]] of [[British Raj|British India]]. Later it reverted to [[Pakistan]] (1972–2000).<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_117.gif Peshawār District – ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', v. 20, p. 111.]</ref> The district was administratively subdivided into five [[tehsil]]s:<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_123.gif Peshawār District – ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', v. 20, p. 117.]</ref> *Peshawar *Charsadda *Mardan *Swabi *Nowshera After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the tehsil of Peshawar became the new district of Peshawar. At that time the old district became a division. ==Related pages== * [[Hazara Division]] * [[Kohat Division]] * [[Peshawar District]] == References == {{reflist}} {{PakistanDivisions}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa| ]] [[Category:Divisions of British India]]