Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur was the last Mir of Mirpur Khas who belonged to the Manikani house of the

Talpur dynasty The Talpur dynasty () was a Baloch people in Sindh, Baloch dynasty that ruled the Sind State (present-day Sindh, Pakistan) after overthrowing the Kalhora dynasty in 1783 until British conquest of Sindh in 1843. A branch of the family continued ...

. The son of Mir Ali Murad Talpur, the founder of

Mirpur Khas Mirpur Khas (Sindhi language, Sindhi and ; ''meaning "Town of the most-high Talpur, Mirs"'') is a city in Sindh province, Pakistan. The city was built by Talpur rulers of Mankani branch. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, its population w ...

, he ascended the throne in 1829 and held onto it until he was defeated in the

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in 1843. After becoming ruler of the Talpur dynasty, his reign saw a conflict with the

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, who launched an invasion of the province of

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under the auspices of General

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, aiming to annex the entire region. On 24 March 1843, troops under his command fought against a Company force in the

; the British emerged victorious, and captured the city of

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soon after. Talpur then retreated into the countryside, where forces loyal to him and equipped largely with

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s waged a guerrilla campaign against the British, whose efforts to counter this led Napier to coin the word "

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". He eventually died on 24 August 1874.

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"Sher-i-Sindh" by Mir Atta Muhammad Talpur""Mir Sher Muhammad Khan Mankani" by Mir Muhammad Bukhsh Khan Talpur
Nawabs of Pakistan Baloch people People from Mirpur Khas District 1810 births 1874 deaths Indian revolutionaries Talpur dynasty {{India-royal-stub