British conquest of Sindh
E628545
The British conquest of Sindh was the 19th-century campaign in which the British East India Company defeated local rulers and annexed the Sindh region (in present-day Pakistan) into its Indian territories.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conquest of Sindh | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ war of conquest ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Talpur rulers of Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
British desire to control the Indus River trade routes
ⓘ
strategic concerns about Russian influence in Central Asia ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinRegion | earlier than annexation of Punjab by the British ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles James Napier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Sir Charles Napier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1843 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
British administration of Sindh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
incorporation of Sindh into the Bombay Presidency ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Anglo-Sindh War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Anglo-Sindh War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionAffected | Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
establishment of British control over lower Indus Valley
ⓘ
integration of Sindh into British Indian administrative structures ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
English
ⓘ
Sindhi ⓘ |
| location |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Pakistan ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | North-Western India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Major-General Sir Charles Napier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Amirs of Sindh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Talpur dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Mir Nasir Khan Talpur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British colonial expansion in South Asia
ⓘ
expansion of British rule in India ⓘ |
| precededBy | British political and commercial treaties with the Amirs of Sindh ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-Afghan Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
annexation of Sindh by the British East India Company ⓘ end of Talpur rule in Sindh ⓘ |
| significantBattle |
Battle of Dubbo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Hyderabad (1843) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Miani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1843 ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Sindh annexed to British India ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Conquest of Sindh
this entity surface form:
Conquest of Sindh