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Umarkot Fort (Urdu: قِلعہ عُمَرکوٹ; Sindhi: عمر ڪوٽ جو قلعو), also called Amarkot (Urdu: امَرکوٹ), is a fort in Umerkot, Sindh (Sindhi: امرڪوٽ). Emperor Akbar was born in Umarkot Fort when his father Humayun fled from the military defeats at the hands of Sher Shah Suri on 15 October 1542. [ 2 ]
Umerkot and its fort was traded to the British in 1843 by the Maharaja of Jodhpur in return for a Rs.10,000 reduction in the tribute imposed on Jodhpur State. [9] The British appointed Syed Mohammad Ali governor of the province. In 1847, Rana Ratan Singh was hanged at the fort by the British, for killing Syed Mohammad Ali in a tax protest. [10]
Archaeological Museum Umerkot, or Umerkot Museum, is an archaeological museum situated inside the Umerkot Fort which is located in Umerkot District, Sindh Province, Pakistan. It was inaugurated on 24 February 1968, and was relocated to its current building in July 2006. [1] It consists of three galleries and two lobbies. [2]
Umerkot is the only Hindu majority district in Pakistan. Hindus form around 55% and Muslims form around 45% of Umerkot's population. [9] The Umarkot Shiv Mandir in Umerkot is one of the oldest and most sacred Hindu temples in the Sindh. The annual Maha Shivratri celebration of the temple is one of the biggest religious festivals in Pakistan and ...
1. Govt. Girls Degree College Umerkot 2. Govt. Mono technic College Umerkot 3. Govt. Girls High School Sadhar Palli 4. Govt. Girls High School Dhoronaro 5. Govt. Middle School Ghulam Nabi Shah 6. Govt. Girls Middle School Bandhio Soomro 7. Govt. Primary School Bhano Ranjit Oad Gharibabad 8. Govt. Primary School Mandhal Lakhmir Oad 9. Govt.
Umarkot Shiv Mandir (Urdu: شِو مندِر), also known as Amarkot Shiv Mandir, is a Hindu temple situated in Umerkot District, near Rana Jaageer Goth, in Sindh Province of Pakistan. [1] This temple is perhaps the oldest in Sindh. The temple is one of the most sacred Hindu places of worship in the Sindh [2]
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