Talpur dynasty

Talpur Dynasty
تالپور ءِ راج دفتر ءِ سرا
1783–1843
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Talpur dynasty in 1823 before annexation by the British. Khairpur was later carved out as a British vassal state
CapitalHyderabad, Khairpur, and Mirpur Khas
Official languagesPersian
Other languagesBalochi (Dynastic)
Sindhi
Religion
Islam
GovernmentNobility (Mirs)
History 
• Established
1783
• continued in upper Sindh as the Khairpur princely state until 1955
1843
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kalhora dynasty
Bombay Presidency
Khairpur (princely state)
Today part ofPakistan
India

The Talpur dynasty (Balochi: تالپور ءِ راج دفتر ءِ سرا) was a Shia Baloch dynasty established by Mir Fateh Ali Khan in 1783, after he overthrew the Kalhora dynasty. When Mian Sarfaraz Kalhora ordered the execution of the Talpur leader Mir Bahram Khan and his son Mir Sobdar Khan, it led the Talpurs to take control of Sindh and defeat the Kalhoras at the Battle of Halani. Under Talpur rule, Sindh was divided into several semi-autonomous states including Hyderabad, Khairpur, Mirpur Khas, and Tando Muhammad Khan, and the dynasty governed through a system of divided authority among different branches of the family. The Talpur period marked an important phase in Sindh’s architectural history, during which Kot Diji Fort and Faiz Mahal were constructed, and the historical Ranikot Fort also known as the Great Wall of Sindh was reconstructed.

For most of their rule, they were subordinate to the Khanate of Kalat