Ali Murad Talpur

Mir Ali Murad Talpur, known as the ''Aadil-i-Jang'', was the second ruler of the Mankani

Talpur Talpur (, bal, تالپورء اۏبادگ) is a Saraiki-speaking Baloch sub-clan of the Hoth tribe settled in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan in Pakistan. The tribe established the Talpur dynasty, which ruled between 1783 and 1843, while a bran ...

state of Mirpurkhas. He founded

Mirpurkhas Mirpur Khas ( Sindhi and ; ''meaning "Town of the most-high Mirs"'') is the capital city of the Mirpur Khas District and Mirpur Khas Division in the Sindh province, Pakistan. Mirpur Khas is the 16th largest city in Sindh province and the 80th ...

town in 1806 and made it the capital of his state which was founded by his father,

Mir Tharo Khan Talpur {{Unreferenced, date=September 2009 His Highness Mir Tharo Khan, ''Sitara-i-Jang'', was the founder of the Mankani Talpur state in southeastern Sindh. Talpurs defeated Kalhora rulers and founded their rule over Sindh. Mir Tharo Khan Talpur particip ...

at Keti Mir Tharo. His state included territories of the present day southeastern

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. His son,

Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur was a Talpur prince who belonged to the Mirpur Khas house of the royal Talpur dynasty. The son of Mir Ali Murad Talpur, the founder of Mirpur Khas, he was born in 1810. After becoming ruler of the Talpur dynasty, his r ...

waged a guerrilla campaign in Sindh against the

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after the British victory at the

Battle of Hyderabad The Battle of Hyderabad (), sometimes called as the Battle of Dubbo was one of the major campaigns of the British against then Sindh led by the Talpurs which was fought on 24 March 1843 between the forces of the British East India Company and the ...

on February 1843, which resulted in

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falling under British control. Mirpur Khas District Sindhi people History of Sindh Talpur dynasty Nawabs of Pakistan {{Pakistan-royal-stub