- Sind province (1936–1955)
Infobox Former Pakistan subdivision
subdivision = Sind
capital =Karachi , Hyderabad
area = 123,080
languages = Sindhi
established = 1st April 1936
abolished = 14th October 1955
footnotes = [http://www.sindh.gov.pk Government of Sindh]Sind is a former province of
British India from 1936 to 1947 andPakistan from 1947 to 1955. Under the British, it comprised of the current territorial limits excluding the princely state of Khairpur with the capital atKarachi . After Pakistan's creation, the province lost the city of Karachi, as it became the capital of the newly created country.Location
The province was bordered by the Indian states of
Gujarat andRajasthan to south and east, the princely states of Bahawalpur and Khairpur to the northeast and Karachi and the princely states of Kalat and Las Bela to the west. On the southwest lay theArabian Sea but the coast was mostly composed of the Indus delta.History
1936-1947
After conquest by the British in 1843 Sind had been part of the
Bombay Presidency , however on1936-04-01 Sind Division was separated from the Bombay Presidency and made into a province of British India.1947-1955
The
Partition of India and the departure of the British in 1947 led to the province of Sind becoming part ofPakistan . The province was merged into the province ofWest Pakistan in 1955 under the One Unit policy announced by Prime MinisterChaudhry Mohammad Ali .Demographics
By the time of Partition in 1947 Sind had had a Muslim majority for centuries but there were significant minorities of Hindus throughout the province. In 1947 due to communal tensions and the influx of two million Muslim refugees from India many Hindus fled to India [http://www.usindh.edu.pk/shaikh_ayaz_conf_07/sindh.html Sindh: An Introduction] ]
The refugees from India were mostly Urdu speakers, and although the official language of Sind was Sindhi, the military government of Pakistan closed down Sindhi schools in big cities of Sindh and replaced those with
Urdu schools.Government
The offices of Governor of Sind and Chief Minister of Sind were established in 1936 when Sind became a province. This system would continue until 1955 when Sind was dissolved.
ee also
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Sindh
*Khairpur
*Karachi References
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