Syed Gaji Shah ( ur, ; sd, سيد گاجي شاھ) was a Muslim saint. His mausoleum is at a distance of about 65 kilometers from

Dadu, Sindh Dadu (Sindhi language, Sindhi and ur, ), is a city and the capital of Dadu District located in Sindh, Pakistan. The city is located on the western bank of River Indus and is administratively subdivided into three Union Councils of Pakistan, U ...

, Pakistan. He is locally famous as the king of the

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s. Thousands of people visit his shrine, especially during his yearly fair held at his shrine. Historically it is believed that Gaji Shah was saintly general 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 ...

and he was appointed here by Mian Nasir Muhammad Kalhoro to defend and face the attacks at leading passes to Sindh in the

Kirthar Mountains The Kirthar Mountains ( ur, كوه کھیرتھر; sd, کير ٿر جبل) are a mountain range that mark the boundary between the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan and Sindh, and which comprise much of the Kirthar National Park. The mountain ra ...

area. The most ancient archaeological site of

Ghazi Shah Mound The Ghazi Shah Mound is most ancient archaeological site located in Johi Tehsil Dadu District Sindh, Pakistan. It was explored by N. G. Majumdar and Louis Flam has also studied and surveyed this ancient site. It is very earliest site of Indus Va ...

explored by N. G. Majumdar was named after Syed Gaji Shah, which is closest to his shrine.

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