The Kalhora () is a Sindhi tribe of
Sindh, Pakistan, they claim
Arab
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origin and direct descendants from
Al-Hakim I and ultimately
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
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, companion and paternal uncle of
Islamic prophet Muhammad
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.
They founded the
Kalhora Dynasty
The Kalhora dynasty ( sd, ڪلهوڙا راڄ, translit=Kalhora Raj) was a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Sindhi Kalhora origin based in the region of Sindh in what is now Pakistan. They claimed an Arab origin. The dynasty ruled Sindh and parts of the P ...
that ruled the Sindh stretched from
Karachi
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to
Multan
Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab.
Multan is one of the old ...
and
Dera Ghazi Khan
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for nearly a century from 1701 – 1783 CE.
See also
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Mian Atur Khan Kalhoro
Mian Atur Khan Kalhoro (Urdu) ميان عطرخان کلھوڑو) was a king of the Kalhora Dynasty that ruled Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeas ...
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Tomb paintings of Sindh
Tomb paintings of Sindh are found mainly in the Shahdadkot tehsil of Qamber-Shahdadkot in Sindh, Pakistan.
During the Kalhora period (1680–1784 AD) wall paintings became common. They often depicted folk tales, scenes from rustic life, the triba ...
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Battle at Khore
The Battle at Khore ( ur, : کھوڑ کی جنگ, sd, :کوڙ جي جنگ) was fought between the Kalhora tribe and the Mughal Empire in approximately 1699 AD in the village of Khore. Today, that village is known as Torre, and it lies on the Nai ...
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Battle of Kachhi
Battle of Kachhi was fought between His Highness The Khan of Kalat Mir Abdullah Khan Brauhvi and Main Noor Mohammad Kalhoro Amir of Sindh to establish their rule in Kachhi.
In the year 1142 AH (1729 AD) Murad Kaleri , was appointed by Main No ...
References
Social groups of Pakistan
Sindhi tribes
Surnames
Kalhora dynasty
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