Talpur (
Balochi: تالپور) is a
Baloch tribe. The tribe later formed 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 tribe is mainly settled in
Sindh
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,
Punjab
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and
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...
in
Pakistan
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. The Talpur dynasty ruled between 1783 and 1843, while a branch of the dynasty ruled until 1955 as the
Khairpur princely state.
See also
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Mir
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*
Bhurgri
References
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Baloch tribes
History of Sindh
Talpur dynasty