page_title: Mirpur Khas
section_title: Founding
hierarchical_section_title: Mirpur Khas / History / Founding
caption_attribution_description: English: Canopy tombs at the Chitorri Graveyard near Pakistani city of Mirpur Khas. This historic ancestral graveyard of the Talpur Mirs of of Sindh. The sandstone tombs are the finest examples of Sindh's architecture prevalent in 17th and 18th century.
context_page_description: Mirpur Khas is the capital city of the Mirpur Khas District and Mirpur Khas Division in the Sindh province, Pakistan. Mirpur Khas is the 7th largest city in Sindh province and the 33rd largest city of Pakistan. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, its population is 233,916. Mirpur Khas is known for its mango cultivation, with hundreds of varieties of the fruit produced each year - it is also called the “City of Mangoes, ” and has been home to an annual mango festival since 1955.
context_section_description: The Talpur dynasty conquered Sindh in 1784, and under Mir Fath Ali Khan, Sindh was divided into three smaller regions to be ruled by members of the Talpur family. The three regions were centred around Hyderabad, Khairpur, and Mirpur Khas. The Mankani branch of the family under Mir Ali Murad Talpur inherited the region around Mirpur Khas in 1801, and founded the new city of Mirpur Khas in 1806 to serve as the new capital.
caption: The 18th century Chitorri graves were built for the rulers of Mirpur Khas.
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