Umerkot

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Umerkot or Omarkot (Urdu: عمرکوٹ) is town in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is also referred to as Amar Kot as per old histories, "Amar Kot Itehas" by Tej Singh Solanki, being most notable. Once, it has been Capital of Greater Sindh Province (including some parts of present Rajisthan state of India). It also got prominent during the time of the Mughals and during the British Raj. The great Mughal king Akbar was born in Umarkot when his father Humayun lost the battle againstSher Shah Suri and was on the run. Akbar later became the King of India and was a popular figure with both Hindus and Muslims. Umarkot has many sites of historical significance such as Akbar's birthplace and Umarkot Fort. An other significant story is Umar Marvi. Marvi was a young Thari girl abducted by Umar-the then Ruler because of her beauty and wanted to marry her but upon her refusal he kept her in prison in the historic Umerkot Fort for many years and finally end up releasing her. Because of her brave behaviour Marvi is an ideal for the local people. The city is well connected with the other large cities like Karachi, the provincial capital and Hyderabad.