# Thakot

Thakot or Takot (Urdu: تھاکوٹ; Pashto: تاکوټ) is a tribal town on the Indus River in Battagram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is also one of twenty Union Councils of Battagram District, and one of twelve in Battagram Tehsil. Thakot is located midway between Battagram town in the south and Besham town (Shangla District) in the north, at a distance of about 30 km from both .

## Royal Khans of Thakot

The "Khans of Thakot" also known as "Chiefs of Thakot tribal state" belongs to the powerful Arghushal family of the influential Swati tribe. A large number of people from Battagram district came and wore the turban of being a Khan to each of Chief of Thakot throughout the history. Initially, the rulers used the title of "Shah" or "Malak" which were later changed to "Khan". The Khan family speaks Pashto as their mother tongue. Malak Abdul Qadir Khan Arghushal was the initially "Malak of Daot" but later took over his cousin's Khanate of Thakot. During the tenure of Khan Bradar Khan Arghushal, the state was expanded till 43 village councils of the present Battagram District. The Khan of Paimal Sharif and Khan of Shamrad also belongs to same family.
* Ruler I: Shah Zotai Khan Arghushal Swati (1649-1683)
* Ruler II: Shah Dara Khan Arghushal (1683-1722) bin Zotai Khan
* Ruler III: Shah Ghazi Khan Arghushal (1722-1758) bin Dara Shah
* Ruler IV: Shah Madam Khan Arghushal (1758-1793) bin Shah Ghazi
* Ruler V: Malak Ahmed Khan Arghushal (1793-1820s) bin Madam Khan
* Ruler VI: Malak Hamza Ullah Khan Arghushal (1820s - 1850s) bin Ahmed Khan
* Ruler VII: Malak Samundar Khan Arghushal (Nominal ruler) bin Hamza Ullah Khan
* Ruler VIII: Malak Abdul Qadir Khan Arghushal (1850s-1890s)
* Ruler IX: Khan Baradar Khan Arghushal (1890s-1930s) bin Abdul Qadir Khan
* Ruler X: Jan Muhammad Khan Arghushal (1930- 1977) bin Baradar Khan
* Ruler XI: Aurangzeb Khan Arghushal (1977- 2002) bin Jan Muhammad Khan
* Ruler XII + Political Founder Leader: Alam Zeb Khan Arghushal (2002- 2022) bin Jan Muhammad Khan
* Ruler XIII: Yaqoob Khan Arghushal (2022 - present)
● Political leader : Bakht Nawaz Khan Arghushal (2022 -Present) bin Alam Zeb Khan

## Climate

With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Thakot features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Thakot is 21.1 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 896 mm. Even in the driest months, there is a lot of precipitation. November is the driest month with 19 mm of precipitation, while August, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 157 mm.
June is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 31.1 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 9.5 °C.
Climate data for Thakot :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 28.3 (82.9) | 33.9 (93.0) | 39.1 (102.4) | 37.1 (98.8) | 35.3 (95.5) | 34.0 (93.2) | 30.2 (86.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 17.9 (64.2) | 28.1 (82.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 21.4 (70.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.7 (87.3) | 29.3 (84.7) | 27.1 (80.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 16.2 (61.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 21.1 (70.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) | 5.9 (42.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 14.5 (58.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 24.3 (75.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.1 (57.4) | 8.3 (46.9) | 4.4 (39.9) | 14.2 (57.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||

## Demography

Most of the people living here belong to the Swati tribe. Mangian families also live in Thakot. The people of Thakot speak Pashto natively as well as Urdu but the educated people also know English.

## Hydro

The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is building 2,800 MW Hydel Power Project Thakot at an estimated cost of $5 billion. The Pakistan government has proposed Russian cooperation in the project.