Shahdadpur ( sd, شهدادپور) is a city and capital of
Shahdadpur Taluka located in
Sanghar District
Sanghar District ( sd, ضلعو سانگھڙ, ur, ) is one of the largest districts of Sindh province, Pakistan. This district lies between 25058'13 N latitudes and 69024'4E longitudes. It was a village before Mallah Tribe were settled there. ...
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Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
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Pakistan
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It is associated with a number of Islamic scholars and Sindhi poets including Allama Asad Raza Ul Hussaini by the title of Kahteb e Musaferah Sham and poet of sindh Muhammad Dawood Bhutto "Daadan" and
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, whose shrine is about from Shahdadpur in Bhit Shah.
History
According to Dr. N.A. Baloch, the former vice-chancellor of
Sindh University, Mir Shahdad Khan, son of Rasheed Khan, founded Shahdadpur with the help of the Leghari administrators during 1125-1128
AH (1713-1715) as the capital of upper Sindh. In 1116 AH (1704 AD), the younger Khan was referred to as ''Riffat Panah'', which means "His Eminence". Mir Shahdad Khan had barren lands cultivated, and provided security for its people by reducing crime. He established a system for sharing produce between owners and farmers. He had aging canals and waterways renovated and extended, and dug new canals that helped establish the settlement.
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Legend of Sohni Mehar
It is believed that originally they used to belong near Shahdadpur and their story became popular and poets of Punjab used sing this in their poems, thus they made their own version of the folk tale sohni mehar, near shahdadpur there are many places which are associated with their names.
City and people
Ethnicities in Shahdadpur include, Chachar
Chachar is a tribe found in the Sindh, Punjab, and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan and in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
As per book "New Indian History of Indo Pakistan" by K. Ali, the Mughal Emperor Akber during his reign, distributed western ...
, Rajput, Soomro , Memon, Chandio, Baloch, Qureshi, Punjabi, Marwari, Agha Pathan, Kaloi Baloch, Guryani Pathan, Noonari, Bhanbhro, Subhopoto Gujjar, Mallah, , Siddiqui, Kazi, siyal, Solangi, Baloch
Baloch, also spelled Baloch, Beluch and in other ways, may refer to:
* Baloch people, an ethnic group of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan
* Baluch, a small itinerant community of Afghanistan
* Balouch, Azad Kashmir, a town in Pakistan
* Baloch (s ...
, Bugti, Bhatti, Bhutto, Mughal
Mughal or Moghul may refer to:
Related to the Mughal Empire
* Mughal Empire of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries
* Mughal dynasty
* Mughal emperors
* Mughal people, a social group of Central and South Asia
* Mughal architecture
* Mug ...
, Mirza, Unar, Bughio
Bughio is a clan of the Jakhrani tribe in Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Paki ...
, Kashmiri Kashmiri may refer to:
* People or things related to the Kashmir Valley or the broader region of Kashmir
* Kashmiris, an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley
* Kashmiri language, their language
People with the name
* Kashmiri Saikia Barua ...
, Rind
Rind may refer to:
Food
*Peel (fruit), or outer covering of any vegetable
*Pork rind
*The outer layer of cheese
*Candied rind; see Succade
*Grated rind; see Zest (ingredient)
Other uses
*Rind (Baloch tribe), a tribe in Pakistan
*Rind (giantess), ...
, Leghari tribe, Khaskheli, " Chohan", Nizamani, Talpur
Talpur (, bal, تالپورء اۏبادگ) is a Saraiki-speaking Baloch sub-clan of the Hoth tribe settled in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan in Pakistan. The tribe established the Talpur dynasty, which ruled between 1783 and 1843, while a branc ...
, Wassan, Abbasi, Pathan, Chandio, Dal, Sand
Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a soil texture, textur ...
, Lakha, Uttwani’s, Jablu Abra, Jablu’s Detha, Khosa, Surhia, Sarhandi Pir, Sindhi, Satti, Dahri, Jamali, Brohi, Magsi, Arain, Panhwar, Buriro, Yousafzai, Lashari
The Lashari () is a baloch tribe. According to baloch folklore the tribe was founded by Lashar Khan, one of Mir Jalal Khan
Jalal Khan ( ur, جلال خان) is a legendary figure in the history of the Baloch people who led the Baloch from Per ...
, Rajput
Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...
, Syed, Khaledi Qureshi
Qureshi (also known as Qureyshi, Quraishi, Qurayshi, Qureshy, Quraishy, Qoraishi, Qoreshi, Koraishi, Kureshi, Kureshy, Kureishi, Coreish) is a Muslim family name. In English it has many spellings, in Arabic is spelled "", which means part of the ...
Pir, Malik JOYO Zardari Uttwani’s hindu peoples and many Sindhi, Alakh Cotton Industries, and Punjabis communities.
Among the people living in the city, 70 percent are native Sindhi speakers; 20 percent speak , and the other 10 percent speak a different language. A significant number of Punjabi speakers also live in nearby villages. Although most of the inhabitants are Muslims, 30 percent are Hindus and 5 percent are Christians. According to the Census of 2017, the population of this city is 99,667.
See also
*Sanghar District
Sanghar District ( sd, ضلعو سانگھڙ, ur, ) is one of the largest districts of Sindh province, Pakistan. This district lies between 25058'13 N latitudes and 69024'4E longitudes. It was a village before Mallah Tribe were settled there. ...
*Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
References
External links
Official government site
Official Website www.shahdadpur.ga
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Sanghar District
Talukas of Sindh