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Khairpur State
Origins
The Talpurs, a Baloch clan, overthrew the Kalhora rulers of Sindh at the Battle of Halani in 1783. The victors divided Sindh, and Mir Sohrab Khan Talpur took the northern share with his capital at Khairpur.
Rule and society
When the British conquered Sindh in 1843 after the Battle of Miani, Mir Ali Murad Khan of Khairpur had sided with them and kept his state, though he later lost land after being accused of forging a treaty. Khairpur was a Shia-ruled state with a 15-gun salute, a Sindhi-speaking population and an economy of dates, grain and cotton. The fort of Kot Diji guarded it.
Decline and legacy
Mir George Ali Murad Khan acceded to Pakistan in October 1947. Khairpur was merged into West Pakistan in 1955 and is now a district of Sindh.
Lineage
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- Khairpur State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1838 CE – 1858 CE
- Khairpur State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE
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