Siege of Karachi
| Siege of Karachi | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Talpur Dynasty Soomras of Thatta |
 Khanate of Kalat | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Shayan Khan Soomro Shah Hussein Soomro Mir Fateh Ali Khan Mian Fakiro Brahmani Palia |
Mir Mahmud Khan I Ahmadzai Shafee Ali Khan Haji Sadu Seth Balramdas Seth Dharianamal | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 20,000 | Garrison | ||||||||
  Location within Sindh | |||||||||
The siege of Karachi (Sindhi: ڪراچي جو گهيرو) took place between Talpur Dynasty and Khanate of Kalat for control of Karachi between 1792 and 1795 ending with Talpur Victory.[1][2][3]
Background
In an engagement with the Kalhoras, Zarak Khan, brother to the ruling Khan of Kalat, was killed, and in recompense for his blood, the Kalhoras ceded Karachi to the Khan of Kalat. Karachi was soon after garrisoned by Kalat men.[4]
However, Khan of Qalat's indifference to the welfare and well-being of the people of Karachi has been summed up by Mehmooda Rizvi in her book titled Malka-i-Mashrig as follows:
"The Khan of Qalat did not take any interest in the development of Karachi. He neither appointed any regular administrator nor did he allocate soldiers to save port or residents from robbers or foreign attack. A man named Allah Rakho Lohar was appointed as s tax-collector, who gave Rs. 250 annually to the Khan as tax revenue, the rest he kept for himself. It seems that Khan considered Karachi only a source of income and did not take any interest in its progress and development."[5]
References
- ↑ Quddus, Syed Abdul (1987). Pakistan from Khyber to Karachi. Islamic Book Center. ISBN 978-969-436-008-9.
- ↑ Kamdar, Muhammad Saleem (1996). Development of Capitalism in Agriculture: An Essay on the Nature of Transformation (change) of the 19th Century Agrarian Structure of Sindh Province in Pakistan. M.S. Kamdar. ISBN 978-0-9652762-0-7.
- ↑ Netton, Ian Richard (2013-12-19). Encyclopaedia of Islam. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-17960-1.
- ↑ Haider, Azimusshan (1974). History of Karachi: With Special Reference to Educational, Demographical, and Commercial Developments, 1839-1900. Haider.
- ↑ Naz, H. (2021). THE EARLY HISTORY OF KARACHI CITY: AN EXPLORATION. Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society, 69(4), 69-88.