Arghun dynasty

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The Arghun dynasty was a late medieval Turkic-Mongol ruling family that controlled parts of Sindh and Balochistan in present-day Pakistan during the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Arghun dynasty canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic-Mongol dynasty
dynasty
capital Thatta
conflict conflicts with local Sindhi chiefs
wars with the Samma dynasty
continent Asia
culturalInfluence Persianate culture
currency tanka
endTime 16th century
ethnicComposition Mongol
Turkic
governmentType monarchy
historicalEra late medieval period
language Chagatai Turkic
Persian language
surface form: Persian
namedAfter Afshar tribe
surface form: Arghun tribe
notableRuler Shah Beg Arghun
Shah Shuja Arghun
origin Timurid dynasty
surface form: Timurid realm
partOf history of Balochistan
history of Sindh
predecessor Samma dynasty
presentDayLocation Pakistan
region Balochistan, Pakistan
surface form: Balochistan

Sindh
religion Islam
ruledTerritory Sindh
surface form: Lower Sindh

parts of Balochistan
startTime 15th century
successor Tarkhan dynasty

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Thatta servedAsCapitalDuring Arghun dynasty
Samma dynasty followedBy Arghun dynasty
Tarkhan dynasty follows Arghun dynasty
Tarkhan dynasty precededBy Arghun dynasty
necropolis of Makli Hill builtDuring Arghun dynasty
subject surface form: Necropolis of Makli Hill
Makli Necropolis builtDuring Arghun dynasty