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List of monarchs of Sindh

This is a list of the various monarchs in the history of Sindh.

Sambus (326 BC)

King Sambos, ruled until he was defeated by Alexander during his invasion in the region of Indus valley civilization in 326 BC. King Sambus ruled aror and Bolan and his capital was Sindomana (nowadays Sehwan). He was contemporary of Mousikanos.

Rai dynasty (480–632 AD)

Known rulers of the Rai dynasty are:

Brahmin dynasty (632–712 AD)

The known rulers of the Brahmin dynasty are:

Vilayet As-Sindh (Umayyad Caliphate) (712–750 AD)

In 712, Sind was conquered by the Umayyad Caliphate. The emirs appointed by the caliphate are as below;

Vilayet As-Sindh (Abbasid Caliphate)(750–861 AD)

Habbari dynasty (861–1010 AD)

The Habbari rulers stylised themselves as Emirs. Note: the dates below are only approximate.

Soomra dynasty (1010–1351 AD)

The list of Soomra rulers is as follows;

Samma dynasty (1336–1524 AD)

The Samma dynasty which was a Muslim dynasty of Sindh who succeeded Soomras took the title Jam, the equivalent of Sultan. The main sources of information on the Samma dynasty are Nizammud-din, Abu-'l-Fazl, Firishta and Mir Ma'sum, all lacking in detail, and with conflicting information. A plausible reconstruction of the chronology is given in the History of Delhi Sultanate by M.H. Syed:

Arghun dynasty (1520–1554 AD)

Tarkhan dynasty (1554–1593 AD)

Thatta Sarkar/Subah (Mughal Empire) (1593–1737 AD)

Faujdars

Faujdar, in India, under the Mughals, an executive head of a district (sarkar).

Subahdars

Kalhora dynasty (1701–1783 AD)

Talpur dynasty (1783–1843 AD)

Shahdadani Talpurs of Hyderabad

Sohrabani Talpurs of Khairpur

Manikani Talpurs of Mirpur Khas

See also

References

External links

  • Islamic culture – Page 429, by Islamic Culture Board
  • A History of India Under the Two First Sovereigns of the House of Taimur, by William Erskine
  • The Ṭabaqāt-i-AkbarÄ« of K̲h̲wājah NizāmuddÄ«n Ahmad: a history of India, by Niẓām al-DÄ«n Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad MuqÄ«m, Brajendranath De, Baini Prashad
  • Bibliotheca Indica – Page 778, by Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India)
  • Searchlights on Baloches and Balochistan, by Mir Khuda Bakhsh Marri
  • The Delhi Sultanate, by Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, Asoke Kumar Majumdar,