Amir of Sindh

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The Amir of Sindh was the hereditary sovereign ruler of the Sindh region (in present-day Pakistan), notably held by members of the Talpur dynasty before British annexation in the 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary monarchy
sovereign ruler
title of nobility
appliesToJurisdiction Sindh
linked to: Province of Sindh
associatedEvent Battle of Dubbo
Battle of Miani
conflictWith British East India Company
Charles James Napier
country Sindh
currencyUsed local Sindhi coinage (e.g., paisa, rupee variants)
endCause British annexation of Sindh
Conquest of Sindh
First Anglo-Sindh War
linked to: Anglo-Sindh War
endTime 1843
19th century
executiveAuthority Amir
followed Kalhora dynasty
governmentForm absolute monarchy
hasCapital Hyderabad, Sindh
Khairpur (for Khairpur branch)
linked to: Khairpur
hasTitleHolder Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur
Mir Karam Ali Khan Talpur
Mir Murad Ali Khan Talpur
Mir Nasir Khan Talpur
Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur
historicalRegion Lower Indus Valley
judicialAuthority Amir’s diwan or council
languageOfWorkOrName Persian
Sindhi
legislativeAuthority Amir’s court
locatedInPresentDay Pakistan
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Sindh
nobleTitleIn Talpur dynasty
partOf Talpur-ruled Sindh
politicalSystem feudal system
predecessor Kalhora rulers of Sindh
linked to: Kalhora dynasty
region Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

South Asia
religion Islam
replacedBy British colonial administration in Sindh
sovereignOver Sindhi tribes and towns
sovereigntyEndedWithTreaty Treaty of 1843 after Battle of Miani
startTime 18th century
successor Commissionerate of Sindh
territoryIncludes Hyderabad State (Sindh)
linked to: Hyderabad, Sindh

Khairpur State
titleHolderDynasty Baloch-origin Talpur family
usedByDynasty Talpur dynasty
usedHonorific Amir
Mir

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Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur title Amir of Sindh
British conquest of Sindh opponent Amirs of Sindh
linked to: Amir of Sindh