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| − | '''Sind''' | + | '''Sind''' was part of the [[Bombay Presidency]] during the British period. It is now a province in [[Pakistan]]. |
== Spelling Variants == | == Spelling Variants == | ||
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==Status== | ==Status== | ||
* 1843 to 1847 - Province | * 1843 to 1847 - Province | ||
| − | * 1847 to 1936 - | + | * 1847 to 1936 - Division of [[Bombay Presidency]]. |
* 1936 to 1947 - Province | * 1936 to 1947 - Province | ||
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* [[Dadu]] | * [[Dadu]] | ||
* [[Diplo]] | * [[Diplo]] | ||
| − | * Hyderabad | + | * [[Hyderabad, Sind|Hyderabad]] |
* [[Jacobabad]] | * [[Jacobabad]] | ||
* [[Jamesabad]] | * [[Jamesabad]] | ||
| − | * Karachi | + | * [[Karachi]] |
* [[Khipro]] | * [[Khipro]] | ||
* [[Kotri]] | * [[Kotri]] | ||
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==Districts== | ==Districts== | ||
| − | + | For districts during the British period see article [[Bombay Districts]].<br> | |
| + | The following are modern districts: | ||
* [[Hyderabad District]] | * [[Hyderabad District]] | ||
* [[Karachi District]] | * [[Karachi District]] | ||
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* [[Khairpur State]] | * [[Khairpur State]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Military history== |
[[Sind Campaign]] 1842-43 | [[Sind Campaign]] 1842-43 | ||
Revision as of 17:09, 10 May 2012
Sind was part of the Bombay Presidency during the British period. It is now a province in Pakistan.
Contents
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Sind/Sindh
Other spellings: Sinde, Scinde
Status
- 1843 to 1847 - Province
- 1847 to 1936 - Division 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
For districts during the British period see article Bombay Districts.
The following are modern districts:
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Upper Sind Frontier District
Princely State
Military 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
Collection of books on Sind
Another collection of books
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
