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sides of the castle. It owns two burnt-brick stairs to climb the wall upwards, from the internal side of the castle. The internal portion of the fort consists of the remnants of rooms etc. which might recommend that these were the residential luxurious quarters. A minor construction like a prison or dungeon could have been the room of barood khana, or the area to secure ammunition.
199:, another four-sided construction, which measures 15 meter × 13 meter has a mere entrance and a narrow approach to the internal placement of the fort. The entire walls and bastion reflect an attenuating look. The thin narrow entrance is accessed via a twisted passage established by 2 heavy and semi circled 226:. Although, they enjoy good relation with Kalhoras later then and were offered by them to help arrange the scattered Balochi tribes surviving in Sindh. Talpurs are generally known to be the founder of Sindh’s Unity. The ruling era of Talpurs in Sindh was from 1783 to 1843. Later, it was captured by the 210:
kind, room, and hall, which is part of a 4-sided construction, itself a castle. The fort is composed of 9 semi circled bastions; 2 of them protect the primary entrance, four at the edges and one each at the center of the southern, northern and western walls. A four-meter-wide wall extends on the four
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The fort is unique in the area as bricks were only used for its construction and did not use materials such as wood and iron. The fort is developed of burnt bricks in mud mortar, which is 113 meters in length and 98 meters in breadth. On the southern side of the
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encamped in northern Sindh, spoke the Sindhi language very fluently. Soon their successors and associates established a federation against the dynasty of
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The building is currently undergoing restorations since its drainage might be blocked, leading to water accumulating within the location.
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The altitude of the arched entrance is 7 meters, and the breadth is 4 meters. Access to the internal section of the fort is via a
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Sindhi
Mithi Taluqa
Tharparkar District
Rajput
castle
bastions
causeway
Balochi tribe
Talpurs dynasty
Kalhora
British East India Company
Charles James Napier
Pakistan Handbook
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