History of Sindh

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rdf:langString The "Priest King" sculpture is carved from steatite.

rdf:langString Excavated ruins of the Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro in Sindh.

rdf:langString The Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-daro.

rdf:langString The Pashupati seal.

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rdf:langString Gold coins of Sasanian Empire ruler Shapur III , minted in Sindh, modern Pakistan. Obverse: Portrait of Shapur III, Brahmi script character Śrī 8px in front of the King. Degraded Pahlavi legend around. Reverse: Fire altar with attendants.

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rdf:langString Mohenjo-daro Priesterkönig.jpeg

rdf:langString Shiva Pashupati.jpg

rdf:langString Gold coin of Shapur III.jpg

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rdf:langString Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-daro.jpg

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rdf:langString The history of Sindh refers to the history of the modern-day Pakistani province of Sindh, as well as neighboring regions that periodically came under its sway. Sindh was the site of one of the Cradle of civilizations, the bronze age Indus Valley civilisation that flourished from about 3000 B.C. and declined rapidly 1,000 years later, following the Indo-Aryan migrations that overran the region in waves between 1500 and 500 B.C. The migrating Indo-Aryan tribes gave rise to the Iron age vedic civilization, which lasted till 500 BC. During this era, the Vedas were composed. In 518 BC, the Achaemenid empire conquered Indus valley and established Hindush satrapy in Sindh. After Alexander the Great's invasion, Punjab became part of the Mauryan Empire. After its decline, Indo-Greeks, Indo-Scythians and Indo-Parthians ruled in Sindh. Sindh is sometimes referred to as the Bab-ul Islam (transl. 'Gateway of Islam'), as it was one of the first regions of the Indian subcontinent to fall under Islamic rule. Parts of the modern-day province were intermittently subject to raids by the Rashidun army during the early Muslim conquests, but the region did not fall under Muslim rule until the Arab invasion of Sind occurred under the Umayyad Caliphate, headed by Muhammad ibn Qasim in 712 CE. Afterwards, Sindh was ruled by a series of dynasties including Habbaris, Soomras, Sammas, Arghuns and Tarkhans. The Mughal empire conquered Sindh in 1591 and organized it as Subah of Thatta, the first-level imperial division. Sindh again became independent under Kalhora dynasty. The British conquered Sindh in 1843 AD after Battle of Hyderabad from the Talpur dynasty. Sindh became separate province in 1936, and after independence became part of Pakistan. Sindh is home to two UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sites: the Makli Necropolis and Mohenjo-daro.