Ghulam Shah Kalhoro | |||||
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Shah Wardi Khan Mian | |||||
![]() Tomb of Ghulam Shah Kalhoro in Hyderabad, Sindh | |||||
Nawab of Sindh | |||||
Reign | 8 August 1758 – 1772 | ||||
Predecessor | Muhammad Muradyab Khan | ||||
Successor | Muhammad Sarfraz Kalhoro | ||||
Born | 1724 Hyderabad, Thatta Subah, Mughal Empire | ||||
Died | 1772 (aged 48) Hyderabad, Sindh State | ||||
Burial | Tomb of Mian Ghulam Kalhoro, Hyderabad | ||||
Issue | Mian Muhammad Sarfraz Khan | ||||
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House | Kalhora | ||||
Dynasty | Kalhora dynasty | ||||
Father | Noor Mohammad Kalhoro | ||||
Mother | Mai Gulan | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Mian Muhammad Ghulam Shah Kalhoro (d. 1772, Sindhi: مياں محمد غلام شاه ڪلهوڙو) was a member of the Kalhora dynasty who, in 1758, was enthroned as the 3rd Nawab of Sindh by tribal Chiefs of Kalhora, replacing his brother Mian Muradyab Kalhoro. He was recognized and bestowed upon title of Shah Wardi Khan by the Afghan emperor Ahmad Shah Durrani.
He was able to bring stability in Sindh after the rule of Noor Mohammad Kalhoro; he reorganized the country and defeated the Marathas and their permanent vassal the Rao of Kutch near the Thar Desert and returned victoriously. Ghulam Shah also ordered construction of the Shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.[1] The tomb of Ghulam Shah Kalhoro is situated in Hyderabad, Sindh.[2]
The shrine witnesses a turnout of close to 500,000 devotees including foreigners during the three days.