Samma dynasty
Samma dynasty | |||||||||
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| 1351–1524 | |||||||||
Location of the Sammas, and main South Asian polities in 1400 CE | |||||||||
| Status | Tributary relations with the Delhi Sultanate (1351–1388) | ||||||||
| Capital | Samanagar | ||||||||
| Official languages | Persian (executive) Arabic (judicial and liturgical) Sindhi (native) | ||||||||
| Minority languages | |||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (state)
Other religions in South Asia | ||||||||
| Demonym | Sindhi | ||||||||
| Government | Feudal hereditary absolute monarchy | ||||||||
| Jam | |||||||||
• 1351 – 1354 (first) | Firuz al-Din Shah | ||||||||
• 1367 – 1379 | Rukn al-Din Shah | ||||||||
• 1453 – 1461 | Sadr al-Din Shah | ||||||||
• 1461 – 1508 | Nizam al-Din Shah II | ||||||||
• 1508 – 1524 (last) | Nasir al-Din Shah | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Samma dynasty begins | 1351 | ||||||||
• Samma dynasty ends | 1524 | ||||||||
| Currency | Falus Tanka | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Pakistan India | ||||||||
The Sammā dynasty was a Sindhi Muslim dynasty which ruled the Sindh Sultanate, a medieval kingdom based in Sindh. It was established by Unar bin Babinah in 1351 who defeated Sardar Hamir the last Soomra Emir and declared independence from the Delhi Sultanate. The Sammas took the title of Jam the equivalent of "Sultan" while claiming descent from Jamshid. The capital of the sultanate was in the city of Samanagar (modern-day Thatta). The Sammas were replaced in the early 16th century by the Arghun dynasty.
The Samma dynasty has left its mark in Sindh with structures including the necropolis of and royalties in Thatta.