Sibi Fort

Last updated
Sibi Fort Sibi-fort.jpg
Sibi Fort

The Sibi Fort is situated in Sibi city of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.

History

The Sibi (Siwi) was popular place of the Chachnama that the King Chach defeated Sewas, pushing them out of this place captured Sibi Fort. [1] The Hindu rulers Sewas had kept this for some time but lost to king Chach in 550 A.D. The Brahman rule continued here until the early part of eighth century A.D. When the young Arab general [Muhammad bin Qasim] conquered the whole of these areas, In the 11th century Sibi was included in Ghaznavid Empire. The Muslims rule remained it included in the Suba Multan under Nasir ul din Kabacha (1210-1228 A.D.)

According to the Book "Ain-e-Akbari" the Sibi Fort was in control by Jam Nizamuddin of Sindh [2] as a Province in 1488 A.D. At the end of 15th century Sibi Fort was ruled by Sultan Pur-Dil Barlas whose forces were thrown out of the fort by the forces of Shah Beg Arghun [3] of Arghun dynasty. [4] In 1543 A.D. Sibi Fort was visited by the fugitive Mughal king Humayun along with his infant son Akbar, the future Great Mughal and the emperor of India. The father and the son found the Arghuns in possession of the fort. Mulla Mehumd Jiskani the Author of Tazkir-ul-Bar assigns 15th century A.D. for the occupation of Sibi by the Pannis. According to the Akbar Namah of Abul Fazal and Akbar Nama of Faizi Sarhindi by 1575 A.D. Panni (Pashtun tribe) were already in control of Sibi Fort. They must have been present in the general area of Sibi much before. The Government records of Sibi District Government shows that Dehpal a panni Tribe lived in Sibi Fort they still possess the land adjacent to the fort, the villages Dehpal Kalan and Dehpal Khurd of Dehpal tribe is situated near the fort. They lived and built the rooms inside the Sibi Fort ruins.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kalat, Pakistan</span> District Headquarter / City in Balochistan, Pakistan

Kalāt or Qalāt, historically known as Qīqān, is a historic town located in Kalat District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Kalat is the capital of Kalat District and is known locally as Kalat-e-Brahui and Kalat-e-Sewa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Multan</span> City in Punjab, Pakistan

Multan is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Quetta District</span> District of Balochistan in Pakistan

Quetta is a district in the north-west of the Balochistan province of Pakistan, on the border with Kandahar province, Afghanistan. It is part of Quetta Division. The district is famous for its agriculture produce, most notably fruit orchards but also including apples and grapes. The Hanna Valley is an area where almonds are grown. The population counted in the 1998 census was 760,000, while in 2010 it was estimated at 1,235,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">History of Balochistan</span>

The history of Balochistan began in 650 BCE with vague allusions to the region in Greek historical records. Balochistan is divided between the Pakistani province of Balochistan, the Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan and the Afghan region of Balochistan. Prehistoric Balochistan dates to the Paleolithic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tarkhan dynasty</span> Muslim dynasty in Sindh

The Tarkhan dynasty, was established by the a Tarkhan and ruled Sindh, Pakistan from 1554 to 1591 AD. General Mirza Isa Beg founded the Tarkhan dynasty in Sindh after the death of Shah Husayn Arghun of the Arghun dynasty.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samma dynasty</span> 15th century dynasty of Sindh in Pakistan

The Samma dynasty was a medieval Sindhi dynasty in the Indian subcontinent, that ruled Sindh, as well as parts of Kutch, Punjab and Balochistan from c. 1351 to c. 1524 CE, with their capital at Thatta known as Sammanagar in modern day Sindh, Pakistan; before being replaced by the Arghun dynasty.

The Arghun dynasty was a dynasty of either Mongol, Turkic or Turco-Mongol origin, who ruled over the area between Southern Afghanistan and Sindh from the late 15th century to the early 16th century. The Arghuns claimed their descent and name from Ilkhanid-Mongol Arghun Khan. Arghun rule can be divided into two branches: the Arghun branch of Dhu'l-Nun Beg Arghun that ruled until 1554, and the Tarkhan branch of Muhammad 'Isa Tarkhan that ruled until 1591.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kachhi District</span> District of Balochistan in Pakistan

Kachhi District or Kacchi, known until 2008 as Bolan District, is a district in central Balochistan, Pakistan. The Bolan area remained under one district Kacchi until 31 December 1991. The Deputy Commissioner's office started functioning on 17 May 1992, and Bolan became one of the four districts of Naseerabad Division, until the abolition of Divisions in 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sibi District</span> District of Balochistan in Pakistan

Sibi is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The main mountain ranges are Zen, Bambore and Dungan. The climatic and topography of Sibi District is quite varied compared to other districts of Balochistan. It is also known as the "Hot spot" of Pakistan where the temperatures in the summer exceed 52.6 °C (126.7 °F). Until 2013 the district had two sub-divisions, Sibi and Lehri, further organized into Tehsils and sub-tehsils: Sibi, Lehri, Kutmandi and Sangan. Lehri was rejoined with Sibi district in 2018.

Sibi is a city situated in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city is the headquarters of the district and tehsil of the same name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pakhli</span>

Pakhli was a Sarkar (district) of the Mughal Empire in what is now the Hazara region of Pakistan. The Ain-i-Akbari refers to this entire region as Sarkar Pakhli, which formed a part of the larger Subah of Kashmir, which in turn was part of the Subah Kabul before 1586.

Kach Gandava or Kachi is a low-lying flat region in Balochistan, Pakistan separating the Bugti hills from those of Kalat. Until the end of the 15th century the district had been a dependency of Sindh Around 1500 it was taken by Shah Beg of the Arghun Dynasty from Samma Dynasty of Sultan Of Sindh and so came under the control of Kandahar.Soon the territory was conquered by the Kalhoras Amirs of Sindh, they were displaced by the Nadir Shah of Persia and made it the part of Kalat Khanate in 1740. Kachhi was notified as a district in February 1965. At that time Naseerabad, Jhal Magsi and Jafarabad districts were included, these were separated in 1987. It is driven, like a wedge, into the frontier mountain system and extends for 150 miles from Jacobabad to Sibi, with nearly as great a breadth at its base on the Sindh frontier. The soil is fertile wherever it can be irrigated by the floods brought down from the surrounding hills; but much of the central portion is sandy waste. It is traversed by the North-Western railway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thatta District</span> District in Sindh, Pakistan

Thatta District is located in the southern area, locally called Laar, of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Thatta. It is home to a large necropolis of Makli. In 2013, several talukas were separated to form the new Sujawal District.

Sindhi literature, is the composition of oral and written scripts and texts in the Sindhi language in the form of prose: and poetry:. The Sindhi language of the province of Sindh in Pakistan is considered to be the one of the oldest languages of Ancient India, due to the influence on the language of Indus Valley inhabitants. Sindhi literature has developed over a thousand years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Masum Shah</span> 16th-century Sindhi Muslim historian

Mir Muhammad Masoom Shah Bakhri, also known as Syed Nizamuddin Mir Muhammad Masoom Shah, was a sixteenth-century Sindhi Muslim historian from Bakhar, Sindh. He is known for writing a history of Sindh, Tarikh i Sind, published in ca. 1600. He was also a trusted lieutenant of the Mughal emperor Akbar. In around 1595, he led Akbar's army in a battle against the Panni Afghans stronghold of Sibi in northwest Quetta, resulting in Baluchistan being annexed into the Mughal empire. Subsequently, in 1598, he was appointed the governor of Sind and Sibi by Akbar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barozai</span>

Barozai is a clan of Balailzai, a Pashtun tribe in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Panni (Panri) are also known as Balailzai. The Panni are descended from Gharghasht, one of Qais Abdur Rashid sons. Originated from present Pakistan-Afghanistan border and then mostly resettled in Karachi, Quetta, Zhob, Sibi, Sangan, Musakhail, Harnai, Dera Ismail Khan, Ziarat, Mardan, Peshawar, Kabul, Tank, Kohat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kacchi (Kalat)</span>

Kacchi was a division of the former princely state of Kalat in Baluchistan, Pakistan, with an area 5,310 square miles (13,800 km2). It was located in the Kacchi Plain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shah Beg Arghun</span> Ruler of Sindh, 1520–1524

Shah Beg Arghun was the first Arghun ruler of Sindh as he overcome and defeated Jam Feroz, the last ruler of the Samma dynasty, in 1521 and settled himself as the Shah of Sindh. His reign was short-lived as he died in the year 1524. His eldest son, Shah Hussain Arghun succeeded him as the second and last Arghun ruler.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mirza Jani Beg Tarkhan</span> Mirza of Sindh

Mirza Jani Beg Tarkhan was a Mirza (ruler) of Sindh. He succeeded his grandfather Mirza Muhammad Baqi after his death. He ruled from 1585 to 1591 as an independent monarch of Sindh but was forced to submit to Mughal authority. He later involuntarily abdicated in 1593 and a Mughal Subahdar was appointed in his place. But due to social and public unrest, the Mughal authority appointed Jani in his place in 1594. Jani continued to serve as the Mughal Subahdar till his death in 1601.

References

  1. "Stamp: Sibi Fort (Pakistan) (Forts of Pakistan) Mi:PK 624,Sn:PK 619,Yt:PK 691,Sg:PK 635,Sid:PK 625".
  2. Hughes, Albert William (1874). "A gazetteer of the province of Sindh".
  3. Beale, Thomas William (1881). The Oriental Biographical Dictionary. Asiatic Society. p.  244. shah beg arghun.
  4. (Pakistan), Baluchistan (1907). "Baluchistan District Gazetteer Series: Sibi".

Coordinates: 29°33′30″N67°52′08″E / 29.55833°N 67.86889°E / 29.55833; 67.86889