Jám Nizámuddín II (; 1439–1509), also known as Jam Nizam al-Din or Jám Nindó (), was the 15th
Sultan of Sindh from the
Samma dynasty
The Sammā dynasty () was a medieval Sindhi dynasty which ruled the Sindh Sultanate from 1351 before being replaced by the Arghun dynasty in 1524.
The Samma dynasty has left its mark in Sindh with structures including the necropolis of and ...
, reigning between 1461 and 1508 CE. His capital was
Thatta
Thatta is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Thatta was the medieval capital of Sindh, and served as the seat of power for three successive dynasties. Its construction was ordered by Jam Nizamuddin II in 1495. Thatta's historic signif ...
in modern-day southern
Pakistan
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. After his death, his son
Jám Ferózudin lost the Sultanate in 1525 CE to an invading army of
Shah Beg Arghun
Shah Shuja Beg Arghun ( Sindhi: شاہ شجاع بیگ ارغون, c. 1465 – 1524) was the first Arghun ruler of Sindh as he overcame and defeated Jam Feroz, the last ruler of the Samma dynasty, in 1520. He served as the 17th Sultan of Sindh. ...
, who had been thrown out of Kandahar by
Babur
Babur (; 14 February 148326 December 1530; born Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad) was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his father and mother respectively. He was also ...
.
Tomb
Nizamuddin's grave is located on
Makli Hill and part of the world heritage site of Historical Monuments at Makli. The tomb is an impressive stone structure with fine ornamental carving similar to the 15th-century Gujrat style. It has been restored but suffers from cracks and wall distortions caused by rough weathering and erosion of the slope on which it stands.
Cousens wrote in ''The Antiquities of Sind'':
[Henry Cousens, The Antiquities of Sind, Archaeological Survey of India 46, Imperial Series (Calcutta, 1929, rptd. Karachi, 1975).]
See also
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Samma (tribe)
Sammā () is a tribe that has origins in Sindh. The Samma are spread across Pakistan and North-West India. The Sandhai Muslims are Samma who converted to Islam. Offshoots of the main branch of Samma include the Jadeja, Jadejas and Chudasama dy ...
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مکلی کے شہرِ خموشاں میں جام نندو کا مقبرہ
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15th-century monarchs in Asia
History of Sindh
Jamote people
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Sindhi people
Samma dynasty