The Sind Division was the name of an
administrative division of British India located in
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...
.
History
The territory was annexed by the
Bombay Presidency of
British India
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on 17 February 1843, following a British Indian conquest led by then Major-General
Charles Napier in order to quell the insurrection of Sindhi rulers who had remained hostile to the
British Empire
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following the
First Anglo-Afghan War. Napier's campaign against these chieftains resulted in the victories of the
Battle of Miani and the
Battle of Hyderabad.
The Sind Division was separated from the Bombay Presidency on 1 April 1936 and the region became the
Sind Province.
[Great Britain India Office, '' Imperial Gazetteer of India'', London, Trübner & co., 1885]
Administration
Colonial Times
1839–1936
In 1839, British Invaded the Sind.
On 1843's annexation
Sind was merged into
Bombay Presidency and form a division of
Bombay Presidency.
Districts and
Divisions
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were both introduced in
Sind as
administrative units by the
British
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when Sind became a part of
British India
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, and ever since then, they have formed an integral part in the civil
administration
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of the
Sind. At the time in 1843, the Sind was divided into 3
districts, under 1
division (
Khairpur state can't included);
The
administration
Administration may refer to:
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* Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal: the process of dealing with or controlling things or people.
** Administrative assistant, traditionally known as a se ...
given below:
*
Sind Division
**
Hyderabad District
**
Karachi District
**
Shikarpur District
In 1846–47
Upper Sind Frontier district headquarter was
Khangarh (
Jacobabad) carved out of
Shikarpur district.
The
administration
Administration may refer to:
Management of organizations
* Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal: the process of dealing with or controlling things or people.
** Administrative assistant, traditionally known as a se ...
given below:
*
Sind Division
**
Hyderabad District
**
Karachi District
**
Shikarpur District
**
Upper Sind Frontier District
In 1882,
British government
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Thar and Parkar by bifurcation of
Hyderabad district and In 1883, Headquarter of
Shikarpur district was shifted from
Shikarpur to
Sukkur
Sukkur is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh along the western bank of the Indus River, directly across from the historic city of Rohri. Sukkur is the List of cities in Sindh by population, third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and H ...
.
The administration given below:
*
Sind Division
**
Hyderabad District
**
Karachi District
**
Shikarpur District
**
Upper Sind Frontier District
**
Thar and Parkar District
On 1 August 1901,
British government
His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central government, central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. split
Shikarpur and
Karachi district to create
Larkana district and district status of
Shikarpur also shifted to
Sukkur
Sukkur is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh along the western bank of the Indus River, directly across from the historic city of Rohri. Sukkur is the List of cities in Sindh by population, third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and H ...
.
The administration given below:
*
Sind Division
**
Hyderabad District
**
Karachi District
**
Sukkur District (Formally
Shikarpur)
**
Upper Sind Frontier District
**
Thar and Parkar District
**
Larkana District
On 1 November 1912,
Hyderabad district again split to create
Nawabshah district.
The administration given below:
*
Sind Division
**
Hyderabad District
**
Karachi District
**
Sukkur District (Formally
Shikarpur)
**
Upper Sind Frontier District
**
Thar and Parkar District
**
Larkana District
**
Nawabshah District
In 1931,
British government
His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central government, central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. divided
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
and
Larkana district to create
Dadu district.
The administration given below:
*
Sind Division
**
Hyderabad District
**
Karachi District
**
Sukkur District (Formally
Shikarpur)
**
Upper Sind Frontier District
**
Thar and Parkar District
**
Larkana District
**
Nawabshah District
**
Dadu District
On April 1, 1936,
Sind was separated from
Bombay Presidency to form a separate
province
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of
British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in South Asia. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another ...
.
See also
*
History of Sindh
*
Peccavi
References
Divisions of British India
Historical Indian regions
History of Sindh
Bombay Presidency
1843 establishments in British India
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