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Umerkot or Omarkot
is town in the
province of Sindh,
Pakistan. It is also
referred to as Amar
Kot as per old
histories, "Amar Kot
Itehas" by Tej Singh
Solanki, being most
notable. Once, it
has been Capital of
Greater Sindh
Province (including
some parts of
present Rajisthan
state of India). It
also got prominent
during the time of
the Mughals and
during the British
Raj. The great
Mughal king Akbar
was born in Umarkot
when his father
Humayun lost the
battle againstSher
Shah Suri and was on
the run. Akbar later
became the King of
India and was a
popular figure with
both Hindus and
Muslims. Umarkot has
many sites of
historical
significance such as
Akbar's birthplace
and Umarkot Fort. An
other significant
storey is Umar Marvi.
Marvi was a young
Thari girl abducted
by Umar-the then
Ruler because of her
beauty and wanted to
marry her but upon
her refusal he kept
her in prison in the
historic Umerkot
Fort for many years
and finally end up
releasing her.
Because of her brave
behaviour Marvi is
an ideal for the
local people. The
city is well
connected with the
other large cities
like Karachi, the
provincial capital
and Hyderabad. |
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