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Sindhis
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Tharparkar
Tharparkar (Dhatki/ٿرپارڪر; , t̪həɾpɑːɾkəɾ), also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan headquartered at Mithi. Before Indian independence it was known as the Thar and Parkar (1901- till) or Eastern Sindh Frontier District (1882-1901). 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.
Thatta
Thatta (ٺٽو, IPA: [ʈɦəʈːoː]; , IPA: [ʈɦəʈːɑː]) is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Thatta was the medieval capital of Sindh, and served as the seat of power for three successive dynasties. Thatta's historic significance has yielded several monuments in and around the city. Thatta's Makli Necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is site of one of the world's largest cemeteries and has numerous monumental tombs built between the 14th and 18th centuries designed in a syncretic funerary style characteristic of lower Sindh.
Samma dynasty
The Samma dynasty (, Rule of the Sammas) was a medieval Sindhi dynasty ruled by Samma tribe of Sindh in the Indian subcontinent, that ruled Sindh, as well as parts of Kutch, Punjab and Balochistan from 1351 to 1524 CE, with their capital at Thatta known as Sammanagar in modern day Sindh, Pakistan; before being replaced by the Arghun dynasty. The Samma dynasty has left its mark in Sindh with structures including the necropolis of and royalties in Thatta. Information about the early years of the Samma dynasty is very sketchy.
Samma (tribe)
Samma (سمان) is a community and a tribe that has origins in Sindh. The Samma are spread across Pakistan and North-West India, being most concentrated in Sindh, but are also found throughout the Punjab region as well as parts of Balochistan, Gujarat and Rajasthan. The Sandhai Muslims are Samma who converted to Islam. Offshoots of the main branch of Samma include the Jadejas and Chudasamas of India. The Samma's history, along with other tribes in the region, is intertwined with the Jats, either as a subdivision of it or a group at par with the Jats.
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