Ghulam Shah Kalhoro
| Ghulam Shah Kalhoro | |||||
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| Mian Shah Wardi Khan Samsam-ud-Dawla | |||||
| 3rd Nawab of Sindh 10th Mian of the Mianwal order | |||||
| Reign | 6 June 1758 – 1 August 1772 | ||||
| Predecessor | Athar Khan Kalhoro | ||||
| Successor | Sarfraz Khan Kalhoro | ||||
| Wazir | Bahram Khan Talpur | ||||
| Reign | 9 August – 7 November 1757 | ||||
| Predecessor | Muradyab Khan Kalhoro | ||||
| Successor | Athar Khan Kalhoro | ||||
| Born | Ghulam Khan Kalhoro c. 1724 Khudabad, Sehwan Sarkar, Thatta Subah, Mughal Empire (modern-day Sindh, Pakistan) | ||||
| Died | 1 August 1772 (aged 47–48) Hyderabad, Sind State (modern-day Sindh, Pakistan) | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Issue | Sarfraz Khan Kalhoro (1755–1775) Muhammad Khan Kalhoro (1762–1800) | ||||
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| House | Kalhora | ||||
| Father | Noor Mohammad Kalhoro | ||||
| Mother | Mai Gulan Dahri | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Mian Muhammad Ghulam Shah Kalhoro (Sindhi: مياں محمد غلام شاه ڪلهوڙو, romanized: Mīān Mūhammad Ghulām Shāh Kalhōrō), also known with the honorific Samsam al-Dawla (Arabic: صمصام الدولة, romanized: Samsām-ud-Daulāh, lit. 'Sword of the State') and as Shah Wardi Khan (Persian: شاه وردی خان, romanized: Shāh Wardī Khān), was the 3rd Nawab of Sindh. He was enthroned by tribal chiefs of the Kalhora dynasty replacing his brother Muradyab Khan in August 1757. With a brief interregnum in 1757–1758, his rule ended with his death in August 1772 and was succeeded by his son Sarfraz Khan.
He was able to bring stability to Sindh after the rule of Noor Mohammad Kalhoro; he reorganized the country. He is considered to be one of the greatest rulers of Sindh alongside Asimuddin Bhoongar and Nizamuddin Nindo. During his reign, the Kalhora territory stretched from Derajat to Kutch. Ghulam Shah fought the Battle of Ubauro and Battle of Jara in Sindh and the Third Battle of Panipat while accompanying Ahmad Shah Durrani in his campaigns in India. Ghulam Shah ordered the construction of the Shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai in 1772. He is regarded as the founder of Hyderabad, Sindh and his tomb is also situated there.