Place:Tharparkar, Sind, Pakistan

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Tharparkar, also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan headquartered at Mithi. The district is the largest in Sindh, and has the largest Hindu population in Pakistan. It has the lowest Human Development Index rating of all the districts in Sindh. Currently the Sindh government is planning to divide the Tharparkar district into Tharparkar and Chhachro district.

History

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The name Tharparkar originates from a portmanteau of the words Thar (referring to the Thar Desert), and parkar (meaning "to cross over"). The Thar region was historically fertile, although it was mostly desertified between 2000 and 1500 BC. Before its desertification, a tributary of the Indus River was said to flow through the region; it is speculated by some historians that this river could be the ancient Sarasvati River mentioned in the Hindu Rigveda. The Thar region is also mentioned in the Ramayana, where it is called "Lavanasagara" (meaning "salt ocean").

Sindh was ruled by various dynasties after the fall of the Indus Valley civilisation. These dynasties included the Soomras), the Sammas, the Arghuns, the Kalhoras, and the Talpurs. These rulers mainly focused on the central and western parts of Sindh while the eastern areas, including Tharparkar were largely disregarded. In 1843, as a part of the British invasion of the Indian subcontinent, Charles James Napier (the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army) defeated the Talpur dynasty and conquered Sindh. The conquered areas, including Tharparkar, were incorporated into the Cutch Agency and Hyderabad Collectorate. The British government divided Sindh in provinces, administered by British-appointed Zamindars.

Sindh was later made part of Bombay Presidency. In 1858, the entire area around Tharparkar became part of Hyderabad, and in 1860 the region became part of the newly organized Eastern Sindh Frontier which was headquartered at Amarkot. In 1882 it was reorganized as a district, headed by a Deputy Commissioner. In 1906, the district headquarters was moved from Amarkot to Mirpur Khas. On 31 October 1990 the district was divided into the Tharparkar and Mirpur Khas Districts. On 17 April 1993, Umerkot District was carved out of Tharparkar.^[1][2]

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