HISTORY OF SINDH
Sindhis hail from Sindh, a province, now in Pakistan, but previously a part of undivided India. It was in Sindh where one of the earliest, world-renowned, Indus Valley civilization (2300 BC - 1760 BC) flourished. The Indus Valley civilization is considered a marvel in social set-up and communal living. Sindh covers an area of 58,000 square miles. It's capital is Karachi. The first mention of Sind is to be found in the Mahabharata, where Jayadratha the Aryan king of Sind fought against Krishna - on the side of the Kauravas against the Pandavas. Mention is also made in the Upanishads about Sind being famous for horses ! It is not known how long the Aryan kings ruled in the land, but Sind is next mentioned in History about five centuries before Christ, when Darius, the King of Iran (Persia), attacked India, captured the Punjab and then sailed from Peshawar in boats down the river Indus, and conquered it. Hindu Sindhis were forced by circumstances beyond their control to leave their land of birth, their homes and belongings and flee to India in 1947.
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