Shahdadpur ( sd, شهدادپور) is a city and capital of Shahdadpur Taluka located in Sanghar District of

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 ...

, Pakistan. It is associated with a number of Islamic scholars and Sindhi poets including Allama Asad Raza Ul Hussaini by the title of Kahteb e Musaferah Sham and poet of sindh Muhammad Dawood Bhutto "Daadan" and

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai ( sd, شاھ عبداللطيف ڀٽائي, ur, ; 1689/1690 – 21 December 1752), commonly known by the honorifics ''Lakhino Latif'', ''Latif Ghot'', ''Bhittai'', and ''Bhit Jo Shah'', was a Sindhi Sufi mystic, an ...

, whose shrine is about from Shahdadpur in Bhit Shah.

History

According to Dr. N.A. Baloch, the former vice-chancellor of Sindh University, Mir Shahdad Khan, son of Rasheed Khan, founded Shahdadpur with the help of the Leghari administrators during 1125-1128 AH (1713-1715) as the capital of upper Sindh. In 1116 AH (1704 AD), the younger Khan was referred to as ''Riffat Panah'', which means "His Eminence". Mir Shahdad Khan had barren lands cultivated, and provided security for its people by reducing crime. He established a system for sharing produce between owners and farmers. He had aging canals and waterways renovated and extended, and dug new canals that helped establish the settlement.The Talpur family of Sindh
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Legend of Sohni Mehar

It is believed that originally they used to belong near Shahdadpur and their story became popular and poets of Punjab used sing this in their poems, thus they made their own version of the folk tale sohni mehar, near shahdadpur there are many places which are associated with their names.

City and people

Ethnicities in Shahdadpur include,

Chachar Chachar is a tribe found in the Sindh, Punjab, and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan and in the Indian state of Rajasthan. As per book "New Indian History of Indo Pakistan" by K. Ali, the Mughal Emperor Akber during his reign, distributed western ...

, Rajput, Soomro , Memon, Chandio, Baloch, Qureshi, Punjabi, Marwari, Agha Pathan, Kaloi Baloch, Guryani Pathan, Noonari, Bhanbhro, Subhopoto Gujjar,

Mallah The Mallaah are the traditional boatmen and fishermen tribes or communities of North India, East India, Northeastern India and Pakistan. A significant number of Mallah are also found in Nepal and Bangladesh. In the Indian state of Bihar, the ter ...

, , Siddiqui, Kazi, siyal, Solangi,

Baloch Baloch, also spelled Baloch, Beluch and in other ways, may refer to: * Baloch people, an ethnic group of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan * Baluch, a small itinerant community of Afghanistan * Balouch, Azad Kashmir, a town in Pakistan * Baloch (s ...

, Bugti,

Bhatti Bhatti () is a clan of Rajputs and Jats found in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Bhattis along with Bhuttos and Bhatias claim to have originated from the Hindu Bhati Rajputs. In the years preceding the Indian rebellion of 1857 the British ...

, Bhutto,

Mughal Mughal or Moghul may refer to: Related to the Mughal Empire * Mughal Empire of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries * Mughal dynasty * Mughal emperors * Mughal people, a social group of Central and South Asia * Mughal architecture * Mug ...

, Mirza, Unar, Bughio,

Kashmiri Kashmiri may refer to: * People or things related to the Kashmir Valley or the broader region of Kashmir * Kashmiris, an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley * Kashmiri language, their language People with the name * Kashmiri Saikia Baruah ...

, Rind, Leghari tribe, Khaskheli, " Chohan", Nizamani,

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 ...

, Wassan, Abbasi, Pathan, Chandio, Dal, Sand, Lakha, Uttwani’s, Jablu Abra, Jablu’s Detha,

Khosa Khosa may refer to: People with the surname Khosa * Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan since 31 December 2016 * Baldev Khosa, Indian film actor and politician * Sardar Muhammad Muqeem Khan Khoso,former MNA in 199 ...

, Surhia, Sarhandi Pir, Sindhi, Satti, Dahri, Jamali, Brohi,

Magsi Magsi is a surname. The Magsi are an Iranian people of the Western Iranian group and Northwestern subgroup that mainly lives in three countries: Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. Magsi Arain, Panhwar, Buriro, Yousafzai,

Lashari The Lashari () is a baloch tribe. According to baloch folklore the tribe was founded by Lashar Khan, one of Mir Jalal Khan's four sons. Lasharis led by Mir Gwahram Khan Lashari, are believed to have engaged in a 30-year war against the Rind, ...

, Rajput, Syed, Khaledi

Qureshi Qureshi (also known as Qureyshi, Quraishi, Qurayshi, Qureshy, Quraishy, Qoraishi, Qoreshi, Koraishi, Kureshi, Kureshy, Kureishi, Coreish) is a Muslim family name. In English it has many spellings, in Arabic is spelled "", which means part of the ...

Pir,

Malik Malik, Mallik, Melik, Malka, Malek, Maleek, Malick, Mallick, or Melekh ( phn, 𐤌𐤋𐤊; ar, ملك; he, מֶלֶךְ) is the Semitic term translating to "king", recorded in East Semitic and Arabic, and as mlk in Northwest Semitic duri ...

JOYO Zardari Uttwani’s hindu peoples and many Sindhi, Alakh Cotton Industries, and Punjabis communities. Among the people living in the city, 70 percent are native Sindhi speakers; 20 percent speak Urdu, and the other 10 percent speak a different language. A significant number of Punjabi speakers also live in nearby villages. Although most of the inhabitants are Muslims, 30 percent are Hindus and 5 percent are Christians. According to the Census of 2017, the population of this city is 99,667. This is the second most populous city of Sangher District.

References

External links

Official government site

Official Website www.shahdadpur.ga
{{Sanghar Sanghar District Talukas of Sindh

History

Legend of Sohni Mehar

City and people

See also

References

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