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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 ]
Amarkot was annexed by Jodhpur State in 1779 from the Kalhora nawab of Sindh. [8] 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.
Umerkot is the only Hindu majority district in Pakistan. Hindus form around 55% and Muslims form around 45% of Umerkot's population. [8] 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 ...
The Amarkot area and its fort was later handed to the British in 1847 by the Maharaja of Jodhpur in return for reducing the tribute imposed on Jodhpur State by Rs.10,000 and the territory came under direct rule of British India, and the Ranas were reduced to category of Jagirdars.
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]
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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Rana Chandra Singh (Sindhi: رانا چندر سنگه ; 1931 – 1 August 2009), also known as Rana Chandar Singh, was a Pakistani politician and a federal minister.He was one of the founding members of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Umerkot seven times with PPP between 1977 and 1999.