We have ruled India for 1000 years

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@janab-e-ali

At what point does one become a Punjabi? Starting with the Ghauris and the Mamluks, we start to see rulers of Afghan/Central Asian ancestry shifting their capitals to Lahore and settling in the Subcontinent. When to they cease to be “foreigners?”

At the point where they referred to themselves as punjabis by identity - and not as turks. mamluks and ghorids were turkic kings, hardly contributed anything to punjabi culture. nor did they have lahore as their capital.

Sind has an extensive history of self-rule. At various points throughout the past 1000 years it was ruled by the native Sindhi Soomro Dynasty, who were followed by the native Sindhi Samma Dynasty - essentially spanning a 500 year period of native rule between them.

this is very interesting. with native heros like the soomros and the sammas, why is it that pakistanis dont have a single thing of national importance named after them? there is no shortage of aghan, turkic, or arab heros who have been adopted and used to name national landmarks - right from qaddafi stadium to faisalabad. heck, even the madrasi king tipu sultan commands more respect in pakistan than these sindhi kings.