TALPUR BALOCH RULERS OF SINDH and The notorious looter madad khan pathan
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A series of battles ensued in which the Talpur Baloch defeated the Kalhoras and Abdul Nabi fell back on Taimur Shah, the king of Afghanistan. The scourge called Madad Khan pathan was dispatched at the head of a vast army to the aid of the Kalhora feudatory. The price to be paid to the Afghan was a portion of the Kalhora treasure. **
Arriving in Sindh, madam khan pathan demanded his wages, but greed taking the better of him, Abdul Nabi advised the pathan to make good his expenses by looting the country. This the dastardly pathan did with his heart and soul and he brought down upon the country a bane the likes of which had never before been witnessed. Cities were plundered looted burnt and sacked, the living were put to the sword in vast numbers and the dead were left to rot and feed the vultures and the jackals. Seized by a frenzy Madad Khan tore across Sindh leaving in his wake smouldering ruins where opulent towns once stood. He withdrew from the country only when he received news of Abdullah Talpur Baloch’s preparations for battle. **
This was in the year 1781. Such was the slaughter that a terrible famine accompanied by pestilence swept across Sindh and the country was to struggle for years to recover from the effects of the mad pathan’s visitation. Surely the great Shah Latif had envisioned just such an eventuality when he had said that the gravest danger to Sindh was from Kandahar.**
Click it! the notorious looter madad khan pathan in sindh
**Mian Izzatyar Kalhora was the ambassador at the Afghan Court. He persuaded Afghans and got their authorization as well as backing. He marched with 30’000 strong troops consisting of 10’000 Babar and Durrani Afghans.**Mir Fateh Khan Mankani and, Sultan-ul-Jang, Mir Mirza Khan led 18’000 Baloch troops to counter the attack of Mian Izzatyar and as the author of ‘Fatehnama’ writes, “Soon the Balochi swords turned the battleground red with Afghan Blood”.
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Mian Abdul Nabi remained unsatisfied and sought the assistance of the Afghans again. The Afghan Court sent notorious Madad Khan Pathan who wrecked havoc in Sindh, pillaging, plundering, and devastating vast areas. He returned with lot of plunder to Afghanistan leaving Mian Abdul Nabi alone. At the time of Madad Khan’s attack, Mir Fateh Khan Mankani was at Umerkot with only a small contingent of the Baloch force. He started to prepare for an assault on him as soon as he came to know about it. But the pillager finished his job too swiftly and returned back with his booty. Mir Fateh Khan could not prepare for defense well in time as he neither received at Umarkot any information about the attack nor any directives from the Kalhora ruler of the day. However, due to his very presence, Madad Khan did not dare to attack the Umerkot.
As Mian Abdul Nabi swore on the Holy Quran for peace, friendship, and goodwill, he was again elevated to the ruling seat. However, he did not adhere to his promises and hatched a successful conspiracy to get rid of the most powerful opponents of rule. Mir Fateh Khan Mankani and Mir Abdullah Khan Shahdadani were both arrested when they had come to meet with Mian Abdul Nabi, unarmed. They were soon martyred in the prison. Mian Abdul Nabi’s forces also attacked the Talpur camp, unawares, and martyred the ailing Mir Mirza Khan too.
Battles Of Halani
As many of the Talpurs were martyred by the Kalhoras, the Balochs forces gathered under the command of
- Mir Fateh Ali Khan Shahdadani
- Mir Tharo Khan s/o Mir Fateh Khan Mankani
- Mir Allahyar Khan Mankani, and
- Mir Bago Khan
After winning three successive battles at Halani, Hyderabad Fort was captured and power in Sindh transferred completely into the hands of the Talpurs in 1783 AD. However, due to continuing instability, looting of Madad Khan Pathan, and odious attitude of Mian Abdul Nabi Kalhoro, the condition of general populace was miserable.
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Role of Talpurs Balochs praised**
Almost all of the Sufis, poets, scholars, and historians have praised the role of the Talpurs and Balochs. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai is regarded as the greatest Sufi poet of the Sindhi language. He has dedicated five chapters (Surs) of his poetry to Balochs. He has shown his love for Baloch people in many of his verses. Another, very respectable Sufi, Abdul Rahim Girhori prayed for success of the Talpurs and advised them on several matters (1778). Rohil Faqeer has also praised Talpurs Baloch in his poetry. Several verses in praise of Balochs appear in the ‘Risalo Shah Inayat’. Mamoi faqeers also admired Talpur’s role in the turbulent times of Sindh.
The role of later Kalhoras received widespread condemnation. Ghulam Murtaza Syed (GM Syed), one of the esteemed writer and politician of Sindh writes in his book ‘Paigham-i-Latif’ that Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai had very special love for Balochs. He has praised their audacity and heroism, chivalry and valor, courage and determination as well as their persistence, tenacity, command and leadership. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai was fed up with Kalhoras’ rapacious, selfish, fascist, and hypocritical rule, in the name of religion. He, therefore, wished for and foresaw change through Baloch leadership. He encouraged Balochs in his poetry and dedicated five surs (chapters) to them.
**The rule of Talpur Mirs over Sindh extended from 1783-
1843.
The notorious Looter madada khan pathan
Talpur Baloch rulers of sindh and the looter madad khan pathan
talpur-baloch-rulers of sindh and the looter madad khan pathan
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The Charyar (four brothers) Talpur Baloch rulers of Hyderabad Sindh.
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