The Sibi Fort is situated in

Sibi Sibi ( Sindhi: سيوي ur, ) is a city situated in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city is the headquarters of the district and tehsil of the same name. Etymology The origin of the town's name is attributed to Rani Sewi, a Hindu la ...

city of

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

Province,

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 ...

History

The Sibi (Siwi) was popular place of the Chachnama that the King Chach defeated Sewas, pushing them out of this place captured Sibi Fort. The Hindu rulers Sewas had kept this for some time but lost to king Chach in 550 A.D. The

Brahman In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' ( sa, ब्रह्मन्) connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality in the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part X ...

rule continued here until the early part of eighth century A.D. When the young Arab general uhammad bin Qasimconquered the whole of these areas, In the 11th century Sibi was included in

Ghaznavid Empire The Ghaznavid dynasty ( fa, غزنویان ''Ġaznaviyān'') was a culturally Persianate society, Persianate, Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic peoples, Turkic ''mamluk'' origin, ruling, at its greatest extent, large parts of Persia, ...

. The Muslims rule remained it included in the Suba Multan under Nasir ul din Kabacha (1210-1228 A.D.) According to the Book "Ain-e-Akbari" the Sibi Fort was in control by Jam Nizamuddin 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 ...

as a Province in 1488 A.D. At the end of 15th century Sibi Fort was ruled by Sultan Pur-Dil Barlas whose forces were thrown out of the fort by the forces of

Shah Beg Arghun Shah Beg Arghun (1465 – 1524) (Urdu: شاہ بیگ ارغون) was the son of Zunnun Beg Arghun. He was the commander-in-chief and head of the nobles at the court of Sultan Hussain Mirza King of Khurasan and Governor of Kandahar in 1488, after the ...

of Arghun dynasty. In 1543 A.D. Sibi Fort was visited by the fugitive Mughal king

Humayun Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad ( fa, ) (; 6 March 1508 – 27 January 1556), better known by his regnal name, Humāyūn; (), was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, who ruled over territory in what is now Eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern ...

along with his infant son

Akbar Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hum ...

, the future Great Mughal and the emperor of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. The father and the son found the Arghuns in possession of the fort. Mulla Mehumd Jiskani the Author of Tazkir-ul-Bar assigns 15th century A.D. for the occupation of Sibi by the Pannis. According to the Akbar Namah of Abul Fazal and Akbar Nama of Faizi Sarhindi by 1575 A.D.

Panni (Pashtun tribe) Panni refers to a Pashtun tribe in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Another name for the tribe is Balailzai. Like other Pashtuns, they have Eastern Iranian genetic and ethnolinguistic heritage. They claim descent from Gharghasht. Most of them are settled ...

were already in control of Sibi Fort. They must have been present in the general area of

much before. The Government records of

Sibi District Sibi (Urdu and bal, ) ( Sindhi: سيوي) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.Dehpal Dehpal Kalan The Dehpal Kalan is a village near Sibi city of Balochistan Province of Pakistan The Dehpal Panni Tribe lived in the Ancient Sibi Fort for many years. Sibi Fort (Siwi Fort) The ancient Fort of Sibi is situated in Dehpal Kalan ...

a panni Tribe lived in Sibi Fort they still possess the land adjacent to the fort, the villages Dehpal Kalan and Dehpal Khurd of Dehpal tribe is situated near the fort. They lived and built the rooms inside the Sibi Fort ruins.

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