Mirpur Khas

Mirpur Khas

Mirpur Khas (Sindhi and Urdu: میرپور خاص; meaning "Town of the most-high Mirs") is the capital city of the Mirpur Khas District and Mirpur Khas Division in the Sindh province, Pakistan. Mirpur Khas is the 6th largest city in Sindh province and the 34th largest city of Pakistan. The city was built by Talpur rulers of Mankani branch. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, its population is 233,916.[3] 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.[4] After the completion of Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas dual carriage way, the city has become hub of commercial activities. The Mirpur Khas region has been inhabited for millennia, as evidenced by the excavation of the Buddhist-era settlement of Kahoo Jo Daro and various hindu temples.The remnants of them still remain. The famous Bronze of hindu god brahma from gupta dynasty (5th or 6th century bronze) has been excavated from here[5] It is the earliest known metallic image of Brahma,[6] and the only known representative of the school it represents.[7] It has been described as "an immense artistic creation" of the Gupta period.[8][9] In 712 CE, the region was conquered by the armies of Muhammad Bin Qasim.