Thatta

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Thatta is an ancient city in Pakistan’s Sindh province, renowned for its rich Islamic architectural heritage and role as a major cultural and commercial center in South Asian history.

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Label Occurrences
Thatta canonical 23
Thatta city 3

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeDivisionOf Thatta District
climate arid
contains Makli Necropolis
Shah Jahan Mosque
Tomb complexes of Samma rulers
Tomb of Isa Khan Tarkhan II
Tomb of Jan Baba
Tomb of Mirza Jani Beg
Tomb of Sultan Ibrahim
country Pakistan
flourishedFromCentury 14th century
flourishedToCentury 18th century
formerCapitalOf Sindh
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Makli, Thatta)
heritageSiteInscriptionYear 1981
heritageSiteName necropolis of Makli Hill
surface form: Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
historicalRegion Sindh
surface form: Lower Sindh

Sindh
historicalRole commercial center of Sindh
cultural center of Sindh
port city
knownFor Islamic architecture
brickwork
calligraphic decoration
historic mosques
historic tombs
necropolis of Makli Hill
tile work
locatedIn Sindh
southern Pakistan
locatedNear Arabian Sea
locatedOn Indus River delta
majorReligion Islam
MakliNecropolisEstimatedGraves over 500,000
MakliNecropolisPeriod 14th to 18th centuries
notableBuilding Shah Jahan Mosque
patron Shah Jahan
surface form: Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
provinceCapitalDistance approximately 100 km east of Karachi
religiousArchitectureStyle Indo-Islamic architecture
Mughal architecture
servedAsCapitalDuring Arghun dynasty
Mughal rule in Sindh
Samma dynasty
Tarkhan dynasty
ShahJahanMosqueCompletionYear 1647
ShahJahanMosqueKnownFor extensive brickwork and tile decoration
tradeConnections Gujarat
Indian Ocean trade network
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
tradeGoods grain
indigo
textiles
timber
visitedBy Ibn Battuta (region of Sindh)

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Sind historicalCapital Thatta
Sind majorCity Thatta
Sind majorPort Thatta
Shah Jahan Mosque in Thatta locatedIn Thatta
subject surface form: Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta
southern Pakistan hasMajorCity Thatta
subject surface form: Southern Pakistan
Samma dynasty capital Thatta
Arghun dynasty capital Thatta
Tarkhan dynasty capital Thatta
necropolis of Makli Hill locatedNear Thatta
subject surface form: Necropolis of Makli Hill
Shah Jahan Mosque locatedIn Thatta
this entity surface form: Thatta city
Shah Jahan Mosque city Thatta
Tomb of Jan Baba locatedIn Thatta
Thatta District hasCapital Thatta
Thatta District namedAfter Thatta
Thatta District contains Thatta
Tomb of Sultan Ibrahim locatedNear Thatta
this entity surface form: Thatta city
Tomb of Mirza Jani Beg locatedNear Thatta
this entity surface form: Thatta city
Sind Province contains Thatta