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Samma dynasty (Sindh Sultanate) سما راڄ | |||||||||
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1351–1524 | |||||||||
Location of the Sammas, and main South Asian polities in 1400 CE[1] | |||||||||
Status | Tributary to the Delhi Sultanate[2][3] | ||||||||
Capital | Thatta | ||||||||
Common languages | Sindhi • Kutchi • Gujarati in Halar • Arabic (liturgical language) | ||||||||
Religion | Islam • Hinduism[4][5] | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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History | |||||||||
• Samma dynasty begins | 1351 | ||||||||
• Samma dynasty ends | 1524 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Pakistan India[6] |
The Samma dynasty (Sindhi: سمن جو راڄ, lit. 'Rule of the Sammas') was a medieval Sindhi[5][6][7] dynasty which ruled the Sindh Sultanate from 1351 before being replaced by the Arghun dynasty in 1524.
The Samma dynasty has left its mark in Sindh with structures including the necropolis of and royalties in Thatta.[5][8]
It was the conquest of Kutch by the Sindhi tribe of Sama Rajputs that marked the emergence of Kutch as a separate kingdom in the 14th century.