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[http://books.google.com/books?id=7s0qAAAAMAAJ ''Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde: accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries''] by Henry Pottinger (1816), Google Books,<br> | [http://books.google.com/books?id=7s0qAAAAMAAJ ''Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde: accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries''] by Henry Pottinger (1816), Google Books,<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/agazetteerprovi00unkngoog ''A Gazetteer of the Province of Sind''] by AW Hughes 1876 Archive.org<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/agazetteerprovi00unkngoog ''A Gazetteer of the Province of Sind''] by AW Hughes 1876 Archive.org<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/handbookpanjbwe01eastgoog#page/n6/mode/1up ''Handbook of the Panjab, Western Rajputana, Kashmir, and Upper Sindh''] by Edward B. Eastwick, published by John Murray 1883 Archive.org | [http://www.archive.org/stream/handbookpanjbwe01eastgoog#page/n6/mode/1up ''Handbook of the Panjab, Western Rajputana, Kashmir, and Upper Sindh''] by Edward B. Eastwick, published by John Murray 1883 Archive.org<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/landfiveriversa01rossgoog#page/n5/mode/2up ''The Land of the Five Rivers and Sindh: Sketches Historical and Descriptive''] by David Ross 1883 Archive.org. Note that page 1 (at least) is missing, which may be obtained from this [http://www.archive.org/stream/landfiveriversa00rossgoog#page/n12/mode/2up link] | |||
Revision as of 06:11, 29 June 2011
Sind is a province in Pakistan that was formerly a province of British India from 1843. Sind was part of the Bombay Presidency.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Sind/Sindh
Other spellings: Sinde, Scinde
Status
- 1843 to 1847 - Province
- 1847 to 1936 - Part of Bombay Presidency
- 1936 to 1947 - Province
Capital
Cities and Towns
- Dadu
- Diplo
- Hyderabad
- Jacobabad
- Jamesabad
- Karachi
- Khipro
- Kotri
- Larkana
- Mirpurkhas (Mirpur Khas)
- Mithi
- Nagar Parkar
- Rohri
- Sanghar
- Sehwan
- Shadipali
- Shikarpur
- Sukkur
- Thatta
- Umarkot
Districts
Not all of the following districts existed from 1843. Some were created in the late 19th to early 20th century.
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Upper Sind Frontier District
Princely State
History
Sind Campaign 1842-43
External Links
Sind Province "Wikipedia"
Sindh "wikipedia"
Panhwar.com a website about Sindh. Contains links to rare books to download, and to many articles, including two on maps called Historical Maps of Sindh and Maps of Sindh
Historical books online
Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde: accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries by Henry Pottinger (1816), Google Books,
A Gazetteer of the Province of Sind by AW Hughes 1876 Archive.org
Handbook of the Panjab, Western Rajputana, Kashmir, and Upper Sindh by Edward B. Eastwick, published by John Murray 1883 Archive.org
The Land of the Five Rivers and Sindh: Sketches Historical and Descriptive by David Ross 1883 Archive.org. Note that page 1 (at least) is missing, which may be obtained from this link