(various online sources)
Originally known as Amarkot, the present town of Umerkot was the capital of medieval Sindh province, including some parts of present Rajasthan (Rajputana) state of India. This province was ruled by the Hindu Sodha family (one of the subclans of the Paramara Rajputs). It also became prominent during the time of the Mughals and during the British Raj. The Mughal king Akbar was born in Amarkot/Umerkot when his father Humayun fled from military defeat at the hands of the Pathan/Afghan warrior Sher Shah Suri. Rana Prasad, a Hindu Sodha Rajput ruler of Amarkot, gave refuge to Humayun. Later the Mughal Emperor Akbar brought North India, including modern day Pakistan under Mughal rule and he confirmed the Ranas of this locale in their 'jagir' and estates.
Modern Umerkot has many sites of historical significance such as Mughal emperor Akbar's birthplace at Amarkot/Umarkot Fort where he was born on 14/15th October 1542, this was also the old residence of the Ranas, the earliest foundations of which probably go back to medieval times, around 13th or 14th century, along with later 18th and 19th century changes. Recently, Rana Chandra Singh Sodha (1931–2009) was the Rana of the former Amarkot jagir after 1947, and remained a member of Pakistan's National Assembly and also a federal minister.
The former Rana family no longer lives in Amarkot Fort, which is managed by the Sindh provincial government, they have a house at 'Rana Jagir' their main estate, not too far away.
Also see:
http://www.amankiasha.com/news_cat.asp?id=1138&catId=2
Entrance to the old Amarkot Fort (now Umerkot) Sindh
Originally known as Amarkot, the present town of Umerkot was the capital of medieval Sindh province, including some parts of present Rajasthan (Rajputana) state of India. This province was ruled by the Hindu Sodha family (one of the subclans of the Paramara Rajputs). It also became prominent during the time of the Mughals and during the British Raj. The Mughal king Akbar was born in Amarkot/Umerkot when his father Humayun fled from military defeat at the hands of the Pathan/Afghan warrior Sher Shah Suri. Rana Prasad, a Hindu Sodha Rajput ruler of Amarkot, gave refuge to Humayun. Later the Mughal Emperor Akbar brought North India, including modern day Pakistan under Mughal rule and he confirmed the Ranas of this locale in their 'jagir' and estates.
Modern Umerkot has many sites of historical significance such as Mughal emperor Akbar's birthplace at Amarkot/Umarkot Fort where he was born on 14/15th October 1542, this was also the old residence of the Ranas, the earliest foundations of which probably go back to medieval times, around 13th or 14th century, along with later 18th and 19th century changes. Recently, Rana Chandra Singh Sodha (1931–2009) was the Rana of the former Amarkot jagir after 1947, and remained a member of Pakistan's National Assembly and also a federal minister.
The former Rana family no longer lives in Amarkot Fort, which is managed by the Sindh provincial government, they have a house at 'Rana Jagir' their main estate, not too far away.
Also see:
http://www.amankiasha.com/news_cat.asp?id=1138&catId=2
Entrance to the old Amarkot Fort (now Umerkot) Sindh
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