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Sind Division
Division of British India
17 February 1843–1 April 1936
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1909 map showing the northern Bombay Presidency and Sind
History 
 Defeat of the local rulers at the Battle of Miani and the Battle of Hyderabad
17 February 1843
 Creation of Sind Province
1 April 1936
Preceded by
Succeeded by
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Sind Province (1936–1955) British Raj Red Ensign.svg

The Sind Division was the name of an administrative division of British India located in Sindh. [1]

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History

The territory was annexed by the Bombay Presidency of British India on 17 February 1843, following a British Indian conquest led by then Major-General Charles Napier [2] in order to quell the insurrection of Sindhi rulers who had remained hostile to the British Empire following the First Anglo-Afghan War. Napier's campaign against these chieftains resulted in the victories of the Battle of Miani and the Battle of Hyderabad. [3]

The Sind Division was separated from the Bombay Presidency on 1 April 1936 and the region became the Sind Province. [4]

Administration

Colonial Times

1839-1936

In 1839, British Invaded the Sind.

On 1843's annexation Sind was merged into Bombay Presidency and form a division of Bombay Presidency.

Districts and Divisions were both introduced in Sind as administrative units by the British when Sind became a part of British India, and ever since then, they have formed an integral part in the civil administration of the Sind. At the time in 1843, the Sind was divided into 3 districts, under 1 division (Khairpur state can't included);

The administration given below:

In 1846-47 Upper Sind Frontier district headquarter was Khangarh (Jacobabad) carved out of Shikarpur district.

The administration given below:

In 1882, British government create a new district named Thar and Parkar by bifurcation of Hyderabad district and In 1883, Headquarter of Shikarpur district was shifted from Shikarpur to Sukkur.

The administration given below:

On 1 August 1901, British government split Shikarpur and Karachi district to create Larkana district and district status of Shikarpur also shifted to Sukkur.

The administration given below:

On 1 November 1912, Hyderabad district again split to create Nawabshah district.

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In 1931, British government divided Karachi and Larkana district to create Dadu district.

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On April 1, 1936, Sind was separated from Bombay Presidency to form a separate province of British India.

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References

  1. Eastwick, Edward Backhouse (1814–1883). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. 28 November 2017.
  2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sind"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 142–143.
  3. General Charles Napier and the Conquest of Sind
  4. Great Britain India Office, Imperial Gazetteer of India , London, Trübner & co., 1885

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