Arghun dynasty

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The Arghun dynasty was a late medieval Turkic-Mongol ruling family that controlled parts of Sindh and Balochistan in present-day Pakistan during the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Arghun dynasty canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic-Mongol dynasty
dynasty
capital Thatta
conflict conflicts with local Sindhi chiefs
wars with the Samma dynasty
continent Asia
culturalInfluence Persianate culture
currency tanka
endTime 16th century
ethnicComposition Mongol
Turkic
governmentType monarchy
historicalEra late medieval period
language Chagatai Turkic
Persian
linked to: Persian language
namedAfter Arghun tribe
linked to: Afshar tribe
notableRuler Shah Beg Arghun
Shah Shuja Arghun
origin Timurid realm
linked to: Timurid dynasty
partOf history of Balochistan
history of Sindh
predecessor Samma dynasty
presentDayLocation Pakistan
region Balochistan
Sindh
religion Islam
ruledTerritory Lower Sindh
linked to: Sindh

parts of Balochistan
startTime 15th century
successor Tarkhan dynasty

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Thatta servedAsCapitalDuring Arghun dynasty
Samma dynasty followedBy Arghun dynasty
Tarkhan dynasty follows Arghun dynasty
Tarkhan dynasty precededBy Arghun dynasty
Necropolis of Makli Hill builtDuring Arghun dynasty
subject linked to: necropolis of Makli Hill
Makli Necropolis builtDuring Arghun dynasty