The improvident Muslim landlords began to mortgage lands to the Hindu money-lenders, who gradually acquired the same on default.
The wealthy began to buy lands at market price. The British gave land to the retiring officers, most of them Hindu. K.R.Malkani, in “The Sindh Story” narrates how Hindus became rich, “When the British took over, the Hindus did not hold any land. This resulted in Sindh seeing, in the 19th century, the emergence of modern social and political institutions. Secondly, it effected the merger of Sindh with Bombay Presidency, terminating Sindh’s geographical, cultural and political isolation from India. British colonialism brought two immediate and far-reaching changes in Sindh’s history: firstly, it broke the uninterrupted Islamic rule right from 712, transferring power from Muslim to non-Muslim authorities. They quickly learnt English and made themselves useful to the British for administrative jobs.ġ847 Sindh was annexed to Bombay Presidency. The Hindu Sindhis also gained in power and position since they took to education quickly and were adept at learning languages. It was only after the British rule in Sindh, that Hindus were allowed to buy property, where they had none earlier. Bhojwani’s father had been kidnapped and ill-treated by Muslims and he wanted to end their rule.
This was followed by various Muslim dynasties that ruled Sindh.ġ783 to 1843: The Muslim reign of Talpur Mirs in Sindh.įebruary 1843: Charles Napier, a British general, conquered Sindh from the Talpur Mirs with the help of the rich Sindhi, Seth Naomal Bhojwani. The Muslim invasion of Sindh under Muhammad bin Qasim. Ashoka’s reign whose conversion to Buddhism popularization it in Sindh.ħ11 A.D. The Greeks under Alexander controlled Sindh.ģ20-293 Chandragupta Maurya conquered SindhĢ73-232 B.C. 7000 BC – Neolithic settlements in the Indus ValleyĢ300 BC – The civilization of Mohen-jo-daro.ġ500 BC – The Aryan rule with the Vedic Civilization, known as Hinduism.ģ26 B.C.
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