Talpur dynasty

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The Talpur dynasty was a Baloch royal family that ruled Sindh in the late 18th and early 19th centuries until its conquest by the British.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Baloch dynasty
royal dynasty
administrativeDivision taluqas
branch Hyderabad Talpur branch
Khairpur Talpur branch
Mirpur Khas Talpur branch
cameToPowerAfter Battle of Halani
defeat of Kalhora dynasty
capital Hyderabad, Sindh
Khairpur
conqueredBy East India Company
conquestEvent Battle of Dubbo
Battle of Miani
conquestYear 1843
continent Asia
country Sindh
currencyUsed rupee
ethnicOrigin Baloch
foundedBy Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur
governmentType monarchy
historicalEra early 19th century
late 18th century
house House of Talpur
knownFor Baloch tribal military organization
construction of forts and palaces in Sindh
patronage of Sindhi culture
languageUsed Balochi
Persian
Sindhi
lastRulerOfHyderabadBranch Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur
lastRulerOfKhairpurBranch Mir Ali Murad Khan Talpur
notableRuler Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur
Mir Rustam Ali Khan Talpur
Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur
Mir Sohrab Khan Talpur
opponentCommander Charles James Napier
overthrownBy British Empire
postConquestStatusOfKhairpur princely state under British suzerainty
predecessor Kalhora dynasty
presentDayLocation Pakistan
region Sindh
religion Islam
rulingPeriodEnd 1843
rulingPeriodStart 1783
sourceOfLegitimacy tribal leadership among Baloch clans
successor British rule in Sindh
titleOfRulers Mir
typeOfMonarchy hereditary monarchy

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kot Diji Fort
builtBy
Hyderabad, Sindh ("Talpur period")
historicalEra
Talpur dynasty ("House of Talpur")
house
Sind
partOf
Ranikot Fort
possibleConstructionEra

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