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Banbhore Fort, Thatta

Banbhore Fort, Thatta

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The Archaeological Site of Banbhore is situated 64 kilometers south-east of Karachi on the bank of Gharo Creek in District Thatta, Sindh province of Pakistan. Banbhore is an early Islamic Archaeological site which has a sequence from 1st century BC to 13th Century AD. Whilst its earlier phases are waterlogged, the surface remains of the

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Boundary wall of Pucca Fort Hyderabad

Boundary wall of Pucca Fort Hyderabad

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The present town and Fort of Hyderabad were founded by the Kalhora chief Mian Ghulam Shah in A.H. 1182 (A.D. 1768), who made it his capital. In 1789 Mir Fateh Ali Khan, the then ruling Talpur Chief, abandoning khudabad near Hala, also made it his residence and constructed buildings within the Fort for his own

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Fort of Kotdiji, District Khairpur

Fort of Kotdiji, District Khairpur

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During last quarter of 18th Century Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur, ruler of Sindh, shifted his capital from Khudabad near Dadu to Hyderabad and divided his kingdom into seven states. The area which now constitutes major part of Khairpur fell to the share of Mir Suhrab Khan Talpur, the great grandfather of Mirs of Khairpur.

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Bakhar Fort (Island), Sukkur

Bakhar Fort (Island), Sukkur

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The entire area of Bakhar Fort including the wall and tomb of Hazrat Khatib Sadaruddin Muhammad, Rohri – Sukkur The ruins of the past are located in an oval shaped island in River Indus between the towns of Sukkur and Rohri. The fort was constructed in 787 A.D. by Shaikh Abu Turab during Arab rule

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Naukot Fort, Tharparkar

Naukot Fort, Tharparkar

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The Naukot fort is situated about 2& half km from the Naukot town, which lies on the edge of the desert in district Mithi. The fort is said to have been constructed by Mir Karam Ali Khan Talpur in 1814 A.D, it is roughly square in plan. The fortification wall of the fort which gives

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Umerkot Fort, Umerkot

Umerkot Fort, Umerkot

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The fort at Umerkot, now district head quarter with same name was founded by Umer, the first king of the Soomro dynasty around (1050-1350) A.D. During the first half of the 13th century, the fort was occupied by the Rajput ruler named Perma Sodha, whose successors held it for centuries. Rana Parshad one of the