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| − | |presentname= Hyderabad | + | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad,_Sindh Hyderabad] |
| − | |stateprovince= [ | + | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindh Sindh] |
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| − | '''Hyderabad''' was the seat of government for the ruling families of Sind in the 18th and 19th centuries. | + | '''Hyderabad''' was the seat of government for the ruling families of [[Sind]] in the 18th and 19th centuries. During the British period it was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_318.gif Hyderabad District] and the capital of the Sind division of [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] until the 1840s when it was shifted to [[Karachi]]. See [[Bombay Districts]]. |
| + | It was the location of a cantonment, with a barracks known as Napier Barracks.<ref>Lane, Trudy [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2001-01/0980214191 Mortimer L.D.] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 23 January 2001. Retrieved 15 January 2015</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | == Military history == |
| − | [[Battle of Hyderabad]] 1843 | + | [[Sind Campaign]] 1842-43<br> |
| + | [[Battle of Hyderabad]] 1843<br> | ||
| + | [[Battle of Dubba]] 1843<br> | ||
| + | [[Battle of Meeanee]] 1843 | ||
| + | ==Forts== | ||
| + | * Pucca Qila | ||
| + | *[[ Hyderabad Fort]] | ||
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| + | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_327.gif "Hyderabad City"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'' Volume 13, page 321. | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/470/mode/2up "Hyderabad (Scinde)"] page 470 ''Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations'' 1864 Archive.org | ||
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]] | ||
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| Hyderabad, Sind | |
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| Presidency: Bombay | |
| Coordinates: | 25.390107°N 68.354214°E |
| Altitude: | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Hyderabad |
| State/Province: | Sindh |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Hyderabad, Sind] |
Hyderabad was the seat of government for the ruling families of Sind in the 18th and 19th centuries. During the British period it was the headquarters of Hyderabad District and the capital of the Sind division of Bombay Presidency until the 1840s when it was shifted to Karachi. See Bombay Districts.
It was the location of a cantonment, with a barracks known as Napier Barracks.[1]
Military history
Sind Campaign 1842-43
Battle of Hyderabad 1843
Battle of Dubba 1843
Battle of Meeanee 1843
Forts
- Pucca Qila
- Hyderabad Fort
Historical books online
- "Hyderabad City" Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 13, page 321.
- "Hyderabad (Scinde)" page 470 Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations 1864 Archive.org
References
- ↑ Lane, Trudy Mortimer L.D. Rootsweb India Mailing List 23 January 2001. Retrieved 15 January 2015
