Sind Province (1936–55)

For the modern province, see Sindh.

Sindh

Province of British India (1936–47)
Province of Pakistan (1947–56)

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Flag

Capital

Karachi

History

Renaming of Sind Division

1 April 1936

Province of Pakistan

14 August 1947

Area

123,080 km² (47,521 sq mi)

Government of Sindh

Sindh

Subdivision of Pakistan

14 August 1947–14 October 1955

Flag

Map of Pakistan with Sindh highlighted

Capital

Hyderabad

History

Established

14 August 1947

Disestablished

14 October 1955

Area

123,080 km² (47,521 sq mi)

Government of Sindh

Former administrative units of Pakistan

This article is part of the series
Original provinces Baluchistan East Bengal Federal Capital Territory North-West Frontier Province Sind West Punjab
Princely states Amb Bahawalpur Chitral Dir Hunza Kalat Khairpur Kharan Las Bela Makran Nagar Phulra Swat
One-unit provinces East Pakistan West Pakistan
Other subdivisions Gilgit Agency Trans-Karakoram Tract

Sindh was a province of British India from 1936 to 1947 and Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. Under the British, it encompassed the current territorial limits excluding the princely state of Khairpur with the capital at Karachi. After Pakistan's creation, the province lost the city of Karachi, as it became the capital of the newly created country.

Location

The province was bordered by the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to south and east, the princely states of Bahawalpur and Khairpur to the northeast and Karachi and the princely states of Kalat and Las Bela to the west. On the southwest lay the Arabian Sea but the coast was mostly composed of the Indus delta.

History

1936–1947

After conquest by the British in 1843 Sindh had been part of the Bombay Presidency, however on 1 April 1936 Sindh Division was separated from the Bombay Presidency and made into a province of British India.

1947–1955

The independence and passage of the resolution joining Pakistan in the Sindh Assembly, Sindh becoming part of Pakistan in 1947. The province was merged into the province of West Pakistan in 1955 under the One Unit policy announced by Prime Minister Chaudhry Mohammad Ali.

Demographics

By the time of independence in 1947 Sindh had had a Muslim majority for centuries but there were significant minorities of Hindus throughout the province. In 1947 due to communal tensions and the influx of two million Muslim refugees from India many Hindus were forced to flee to India.

The refugees from India were mostly Urdu speakers, and although the official language of Sindh was Sindhi, many schools in big cities of Sindh and switched to Urdu schools.

Government

The offices of Governor of Sindh and Chief Minister of Sindh were established in 1936 when Sindh became a province. This system continued until 1955 when Sindh was dissolved.

Tenure	Governor of Sindh^[1]
1 April 1936	Province of Sindh established
1 April 1936 – 1 August 1938	Sir Lancelot Graham (first time)
1 August 1938 – 1 December 1938	Joseph Garrett (acting)
1 December 1938 – 1 April 1941	Sir Lancelot Graham (2nd time)
1 April 1941 – 15 January 1946	Sir Hugh Dow
15 January 1946 – 14 August 1947	Sir Robert Francis Mudie
14 August 1947	Independence of Pakistan
14 August 1947 – 4 October 1948	Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah
4 October 1948 – 19 November 1952	Sheikh Din Muhammad
19 November 1952 – 1 May 1953	Mian Aminuddin
1 May 1953 – 12 August 1953	George Baxandall Constantine
12 August 1953 – 23 June 1954	Habib Ibrahim Rahmatullah
23 June 1954 – 14 October 1955	Iftikhar Hussain Khan
14 October 1955	Province of Sindh dissolved

Tenure	Chief Minister of Sind^[1]	Political party
24 April 1937 – 23 March 1938	Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah	Muslim Political Party
23 March 1938 – 18 March 1940	Allah Bux Soomro (1st time)	Sind United Party
18 March 1940 – 7 March 1941	Mir Band-e-Ali Khan Talpur	Muslim League
7 March 1941 – 14 October 1942	Allah Bux Soomro (2nd time)	Sind United Party
14 October 1942 – 14 August 1947	Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah	Muslim Political Party
14 August 1947	Independence of Pakistan
14 August 1947 – 28 April 1948	Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (1st time)	Pakistan Muslim League
3 May 1948 – 4 February 1949	Pir Illahi Bakhsh	Pakistan Muslim League
18 February 1949 – 7 May 1950	Yusuf Haroon	Non-partisan
8 May 1950 – 24 March 1951	Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah	Non-partisan
25 March 1951 – 29 December 1951	Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (2nd time)	Pakistan Muslim League
29 December 1951 – 22 May 1953	Governor's rule
22 May 1953 – 8 November 1954	Pirzada Abdus Sattar	Pakistan Muslim League
9 November 1954 – 14 October 1955	Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (3rd time)	Pakistan Muslim League
14 October 1955	Province of Sindh dissolved

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Ben Cahoon, WorldStatesmen.org. "Pakistan Provinces". Retrieved 2007-10-03.

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History of Sindh

Periods	Indus Valley Civilization Sindhu Kingdom Ror dynasty Rai dynasty Brahman dynasty Caliphate Habbari dynasty Soomra dynasty Samma dynasty Arghun dynasty Kalhora dynasty Talpur dynasty Bombay Presidency British period

Capitals	Mohenjo-daro Debal Aror Bhambore Mansura (Brahmanabad) Umer Kot Agham Kot Thatta Khudabad Hyderabad, Sindh Karachi

Heros	Hoshu Sheedi Dollah Darya Khan Dodo Soomro Sooriah Badshah

War & Battles	Battle of Halani Battle of Miani Battle of Dabbo Battle of Hyderabad Battle of Fatehpur Battle of Khari Khabarlo Battle of Kachhi Battle of Jhok

Sindh topics

History	Indus Valley Civilisation (Mohenjo-daro) Sindhu Kingdom Ror Dynasty Rai Dynasty Brahman Dynasty Muslim caliphate Soomra Dynasty Samma Dynasty Kalhora Dynasty Talpur British period Archaeological sites and monuments

Government and politics	Provincial Assembly Chief Minister Governor Sindh Archives Commissioners of Sind Bhutto family Sindh Police Sindh High Court Sindh Information Department Sindh Coastal Development Authority Economy

Culture	Ajrak Sindhi cap Sindh Culture Day Sindhi people (List) Sindhi music Sindhi cuisine Sindhi diaspora Sindhi language Sindhi literature Sindhi poetry (Sindhi poets) Sindhi folklore Sindhi folktales Sindhi nationalism Sindhi Adabi Board Sindhi cinema List of Sindhi-language films Sindhi media Sindhi tribes Sindhology List of Sindhi festivals Cheti Chand Sindhi bhagat Sassi Punnun

Geography	List of cities Districts List of talukas Climate (Karachi Hyderabad Nawabshah) Fauna Historical places Indus River Makran

Education	Education in Karachi Institute of Sindhology Sindh Madrasatul Islam Sindh Museum University of Sindh

Sports	Sindh cricket team Malakhra

Coordinates: 26°06′N 68°34′E / 26.10°N 68.56°E / 26.10; 68.56