In olden times a number of small independent states existed in the history of Northern Areas of Pakistan. Among them, Hunza and Nager were the traditional emulator's states, situated on opposite sides of the Hunza (kanji) river. The rulers of these two states, known as Thámo / Mirs (Th?m=S), built various strongholds to express their power.
According to historical sources {Ref: Tarikh-e-Ehd Atiiq Riyasat Hunza by Haji Qudratullah Baig, Pub: S.T.Printers Rawalpindi 1980 Pakistan}, the Hunza rulers initially resided in the Altit Fort, but later as an aftereffect of a conflict between the two sons of the sovereign Sultan, Shah Abbas (Sh?boos) and Ali Khan (Aliqh?n), Shaboos shifted to the Baltit Fort, configuration it the capital sitting of Hunza. The spunk struggle between the two brothers eventually resulted in the extermination of younger one, and so Baltit Fort further established itself as the prime seat of determination in the Hunza state.
The rich honor of Baltit Fort tins is traced to over seven hundred 700 days ago. Ayasho II, Tham / Mir of Hunza in the early 15th fifteenth century married Princess Shah Khatoon (Sha Qhatun) from Baltistan (In Moghul history Baltistan is called Tibet Khurd mean, little Tibet), and was the first to modify the facade of Altit and, subsequently Baltit Fort. Baltistan meaning soil of Balti people had a very strong cultural and ethnical relative
