Amir of Sindh

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The Amir of Sindh was the hereditary sovereign ruler of the Sindh region (in present-day Pakistan), notably held by members of the Talpur dynasty before British annexation in the 19th century.

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Amir of Sindh canonical 1
Amirs of Sindh 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary monarchy ⓘ
sovereign ruler ⓘ
title of nobility ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Sindh ⓘ
linked to: Province of Sindh
associatedEvent Battle of Dubbo ⓘ
Battle of Miani ⓘ
conflictWith British East India Company ⓘ
Charles James Napier ⓘ
country Sindh ⓘ
currencyUsed local Sindhi coinage (e.g., paisa, rupee variants) ⓘ
endCause British annexation of Sindh ⓘ
Conquest of Sindh ⓘ
First Anglo-Sindh War ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Sindh War
endTime 1843 ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
executiveAuthority Amir ⓘ
followed Kalhora dynasty ⓘ
governmentForm absolute monarchy ⓘ
hasCapital Hyderabad, Sindh ⓘ
Khairpur (for Khairpur branch) ⓘ
linked to: Khairpur
hasTitleHolder Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur ⓘ
Mir Karam Ali Khan Talpur ⓘ
Mir Murad Ali Khan Talpur ⓘ
Mir Nasir Khan Talpur ⓘ
Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur ⓘ
historicalRegion Lower Indus Valley ⓘ
judicialAuthority Amir’s diwan or council ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Persian ⓘ
Sindhi ⓘ
legislativeAuthority Amir’s court ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Pakistan ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Sindh ⓘ
nobleTitleIn Talpur dynasty ⓘ
partOf Talpur-ruled Sindh ⓘ
politicalSystem feudal system ⓘ
predecessor Kalhora rulers of Sindh ⓘ
linked to: Kalhora dynasty
region Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia

South Asia ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
replacedBy British colonial administration in Sindh ⓘ
sovereignOver Sindhi tribes and towns ⓘ
sovereigntyEndedWithTreaty Treaty of 1843 after Battle of Miani ⓘ
startTime 18th century ⓘ
successor Commissionerate of Sindh ⓘ
territoryIncludes Hyderabad State (Sindh) ⓘ
linked to: Hyderabad, Sindh

Khairpur State ⓘ
titleHolderDynasty Baloch-origin Talpur family ⓘ
usedByDynasty Talpur dynasty ⓘ
usedHonorific Amir ⓘ
Mir ⓘ

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Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur → title → Amir of Sindh ⓘ
British conquest of Sindh → opponent → Amirs of Sindh ⓘ
linked to: Amir of Sindh