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 Sehwan
Sharif is situated
some 100 kilometers
from Hyderabad Sindh,
Pakistan. It is
famous for the
shrine of Hazarat
Lal Shahbaz Qalander,
a distinguished sofi
saint of muslims.
Sehwan is held in
high esteem by local
Muslims and Hindus
alike.Sehwan is one
of the most ancient
towns of Indus
valley. Its history
dates back to the
second ancient belt
of this valley after
the ancient culture
of Moen jo Daro. At
the time of Maha
Bharat when Brahmans
were settled in this
valley, they founded
many towns on the
bank of Indus.
Sehwan occupies a
first place in those
old ancient towns.
It is not known what
its original name
was in those days
but at the time of
the invasion of
Alexander the Great,
this town occupied a
cardinal place and
Alexander encamped
here on his return
march homeward. In
memory of his
victory he built a
fort, the ruins of
which are still in
existence in the
north of the present
town.
At the time of
invasion of
Alexander the Great,
Sehwan was called "SEVESTAN"
and ruled over by
Raja Mati. During
the decay of Empire
of Raja Mati, it was
ravaged by Raja
Chhach. This part of
country thus ruled
by Raja Chhach and
his followers until
Raja Dahar who was
defeated at he
battle of Debal in
711 A.D .by Mohammed
Bin Qasim. While
Sindh was subject to
the Emperors at
Delhi, Sehwan or
Sevastan, as it was
then called appears
to have been
generally the seat
of Governor. When
the Samas came in to
the power, one of
the first things
which they did was
to seize Sehwan, and
when Shah Beg Arghun
took the kingdom
from the last of
Samas he had to
fight, a second
battle for
possession of the
town. Under his son
Miraz Shah Hussain
the fugitive Emperor
Humayun made a
determined when
Sindh again lost its
independence and
Daudpotas, Kalhoras
and Panhawar were
fighting of the
right bank of the
Indus. Sehwan
declined. The
victorious Kalhoras
made their capital
at Khudaabad
thirty-two
kilometers to the
north, but this
capital in its turn,
was superseded by
Hyderabad.
At the time of
British conquest,
this part of the
country was ruled by
the Talpurs (Mirs).
After the battle of
Miani, Sir Charles
Napier took
possession of the
Sindh and made
Karachi as his
headquarter.
Administrative
expediency demanded
the reconstitution
of the boundaries of
the district in 1901
when Larkana
district was created
and some talukas,
which were earlier
part of Shikarpur
district, were
linked with it. The
people of this part,
with the passage of
time and change in
circumstances, could
not adjust
themselves of the
political and
administrative
environment of
Larkana district and
they demanded their
severance from it.
This resulted into
creation of Dadu
district in 1931with
its headquarters at
Dadu.
Ethnicity and
Tribes
The majority of the
population is
Muslim. They can be
divided into two
major groups Samats
and Baloch. The
Samat includes
Panhwar, Solangi,
Qureshi, Sheikh,
Siddiqui, Qazi and
others.
The Baloch includes
Jamali, Khosa, Lund,
Gabol and others.
Hindu population is
split up into two
groups viz. Sanatis
and Lohanas. This
population is scanty
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