Sehwan

Sehwan

Sehwan (Urdu: سیہون) is located in Sindh province of Pakistan. Sehwan town is of unimpeachable antiquity, Sehwan, some eighty miles north-west of Hyderabad lay on the opposite bank of the Indus. It is possible that the name Sehwan originates from "Siwistan", the kingdom of Raja Dahir which even extended to Punjab under the name "Shivi". [ P. 150, "Introduction To Political Science: Political Theory" By R.C. Aggarwal. ] It was significant enough during the 8th century to be conquered by Muhammad bin Qasim in 711 CE, and two centuries later by Mahmud of Ghazni. An abortive attempt was made by the Mughal emperor Humayun to capture it on his way to Umarkot but it finally fell to his son Akbar. Apart from the remnants of the ruins scattered about its environs, the most famous monument in Sehwan remains the shrine of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.

References

See also

* Sehwan Sharif
* Sindh
* Karachi
* Pakistan


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