The Sind Division was the name of an administrative division of British India located in Sindh.
| Sind Division | |||||||||
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| Division of British India | |||||||||
| 17 February 1843–1 April 1936 | |||||||||
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 1909 map showing the northern Bombay Presidency and Sind | |||||||||
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• Defeat of the local rulers at the Battle of Miani and the Battle of Hyderabad | 17 February 1843 | ||||||||
• Creation of Sind Province | 1 April 1936 | ||||||||
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The territory was annexed by the Bombay PresidencyofBritish India on 17 February 1843, following a British Indian conquest led by then Major-General Charles Napier[1] in order to quell the insurrection of Sindhi rulers who had remained hostile to the British Empire following the First Anglo-Afghan War. Napier's campaign against these chieftains resulted in the victories of the Battle of Miani and the Battle of Hyderabad.[2]
The Sind Division was separated from the Bombay Presidency on 1 April 1936 and the region became the Sind Province.[3]
In 1839, British Invaded the Sind.
On 1843's annexation Sind was merged into Bombay Presidency and form a division of Bombay Presidency.
Districts and Divisions were both introduced in Sindasadministrative units by the British when Sind became a part of British India, and ever since then, they have formed an integral part in the civil administration of the Sind. At the time in 1843, the Sind was divided into 3 districts, under 1 division (Khairpur state can't included);
The administration given below:
In 1846-47 Upper Sind Frontier district headquarter was Khangarh (Jacobabad) carved out of Shikarpur district.
The administration given below:
In 1882, British government create a new district named Thar and Parkar by bifurcation of Hyderabad district and In 1883, Headquarter of Shikarpur district was shifted from ShikarpurtoSukkur.
The administration given below:
On 1 August 1901, British government split Shikarpur and Karachi district to create Larkana district and district status of Shikarpur also shifted to Sukkur.
The administration given below:
On 1 November 1912, Hyderabad district again split to create Nawabshah district.
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In 1931, British government divided Karachi and Larkana district to create Dadu district.
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On April 1, 1936, Sind was separated from Bombay Presidency to form a separate provinceofBritish India.
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