Umerkot
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Umerkot عُمَركوٹ |
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 Pakistan
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| Province : | Are | ||
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25 ° 22 ' N , 69 ° 45' E
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| Residents : | 134,052 (2017 census) | ||
| Time zone : |
PST ( UTC + 5 )
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Umerkot (Sindhi: عمرڪوٽر, Urdu: عُمَركوٹ), also Umarkot or Amarkot , is the administrative seat of the Umerkot district in Sindh Province in Pakistan . In Umerkot the dialect Dhatki is spoken, which is one of the Rajasthani languages.
history
The Umerkot Province was ruled by the Sodha Rajput clan of Hindu Rajputs from the Middle Ages until 1947 . The city was an important city during the Mughal Empire and British India . Mughal Emperor Akbar was born in Umerkot on October 14, 1542, when his father Humayun fled from the military defeat of Sher Shah Suri . Akbar later brought northwest India, including what is now Pakistan, under the rule of the Mughals.
Umerkot was annexed to the state of Jodhpur in the 18th century and its rulers were demoted to vassals. Umerkot and its fort were handed over to the British by the Maharaja of Jodhpur in 1847 in exchange for reducing the tribute imposed on the Jodhpur state. Because of this, the 1947 Rana of Umerkot had little to say about whether to join India or Pakistan, even though because of his Sindhi roots, he expressed his desire to join Pakistan. Umerkot eventually became the only state with a Hindu majority and a Hindu king to join Pakistan.
Population development
| Census year | population |
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| 1972 | 8,381 |
| 1981 | 13,742 |
| 1998 | 35,559 |
| 2017 | 134.052 |
education
The city has more than 100 schools, 20 colleges and a technical college.
sons and daughters of the town
- Akbar (1542–1605), Emperor of the Mughal Empire
Individual evidence
- ↑ Akbar | Biography, History, & Achievements. Retrieved May 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Shazia Hasan: Umerkot: Lost in history. April 19, 2015, accessed May 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather, and Web Information. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .