Mianwal Movement

The Mianwal Movement (Sindhi: ميانوال تحريڪ Sindhi pronunciation: [miːʔŋʋaːl təhriːk]) was a 17th and 18th century socialist, political and religious movement led by the Mians of the Kalhora tribe against the representatives of the Mughal Empire in the Thatta Subah.^[1][2][3] The movement led to the succession of the Kalhora as the sixth independent dynasty to rule over Sindh.^[4][5][6][7]

Mianwal Movement
Date c. 1600–1737 Location Thatta Subah, Mughal Empire (modern-day Sindh, Pakistan) Result Kalhora victory Noor Mohammad Kalhoro enthroned as the Nawab of Sindh Territorial changes Sindh seceded under the Kalhora dynasty
Belligerents
Kalhora dynasty	Mughal Empire Thatta Subah
Commanders and leaders
Mians: Adam Shah Kalhoro Daud Khan Kalhoro Ilyas Muhammad Kalhoro Shahul Muhammad Kalhoro Nasir Muhammad Kalhoro Deen Muhammad Kalhoro Yar Muhammad Kalhoro Noor Mohammad Kalhoro	Emperors: Akbar Jahangir Shah Jahan Aurangzeb Azam Shah Bahadur Shah I Jahandar Shah Farrukhsiyar Rafi ud-Darajat Shah Jahan II Muhammad Shah Hakims and Subahdars: Patar Das Khattari Jani Beg Tarkhan Ghazi Beg Tarkhan Abd al-Razzaq Mamuri Mirza Rustam Safavi Tash Beg Qurchi Shamsher Khan Shah Beg Arghun II Bayazid Bukhari Shahryar Mirza Abu Saeed Isa Khan Tarkhan II Khwaja Baqi Khan Hussam al-Din Anju Mir Abul Baqi Yusuf Khan Tashqandi Daulat Khan Mayi Tamar Ghayrat Khan Shad Khan Mughal Khan Sardar Khan Shahjahani Zafar Khan Ahsanullah Sipihr Shikoh Qabad Khan Akhur Yadgar Lashkar Khan Abd al-Razzak Gilani Ghazanfer Khan Abu Nusrat Khan Saadat Khan Khana Zaad Khan Sardar Khan Murid Khan Zabardast Khan Hifzullah Khan Saeed Khan Amin al-Din Khan Husayn Yusuf Khan Tirmizi Ahmad Yar Khan Atur Khan Bahadur Mahin Khan Shakir Khan Muhammad Khalil Khan Yaqub Kashmiri Shujaat Khan Shafi Lutf Ali Khan Azam Khan Mahabat Khan Sultan Mahmud Khan Saifullah Khan Sadiq Ali Khan Dilerdil Khan Himmet Dilerdil Khan