The canopy of Mian Nasir Muhammad Kalhoro

Mian Nasir Muhammad Kalhoro ( ur, , sd, ميان نصير محمد ڪلهوڙو) was a famous pioneer and main ruler of

Kalhora Dynasty The Kalhora dynasty ( sd, ڪلهوڙا راڄ, translit=Kalhora Raj) was a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Sindhi Kalhora origin based in the region of Sindh in what is now Pakistan. They claimed an Arab origin. The dynasty ruled Sindh and parts of th ...

who ruled over

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

from 1657 AD to 1692 AD) and died in 1692 AD. His tomb and graveyard is sited in

Dadu District Dadu District ( sd, ضلعو دادو), ( ur, ) is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. With headquarters the city of Dadu, the district was created in 1931 by merging Kotri and Mahal Kohistan (later Jamshoro) tehsils from Karachi District a ...

, taluka Khairpur Nathan Shah at distance of 12 kilometres towards west near village Garhi in

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. Kalhoro is pure Sindhi clan but Shah was their title given by their disciples. Mian Nasir Muhammad Kalhoro belonged to Noble

Kalhora The Kalhora () is a Sindhi tribe of Sindh, Pakistan, they claim Arab origin and direct descendants from Al-Hakim I and ultimately Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, companion and paternal uncle of Islamic prophet Muhammad. They founded the Kalhora Dy ...

Family whose first historical personality was Mian Adam Shah Kalhoro whose shrine is at heart of the city

Sukkur Sukkur (; ) is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh along the western bank of the Indus River, directly across from the historic city of Rohri. Sukkur is the third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and Hyderabad, and 14th largest ci ...

. Mian Nasir Muhammad succeeded legacy of forefathers and their Mianwal Movement which struggled against

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

He was not only ruler but also a spiritual leader of Mianwal Movement. During movement against Mughals Mian Nasir Muhammad Kalhoro was imprisoned by Mughals in

Gwalior Gwalior() is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; it lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the Counter-magnet cities. Located south of Delhi, the capital city of India, from Agra and from Bhopal, the s ...

jail and was conditionally released from jail. The cemetery where he is buried is famous after his name as graveyard of Mian Nasir Muhammad Kalhoro.

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