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The Khudabadi Sindhi Swarankar developed the empty land on the banks of the Sindhu, eventually naming it Khud-Abad (Self-Development), around 1351 A.D. . This development drew the attention of other Sindhi communities to the extent that the Governor of Sindh, Miya Yaar Mohammed of the Kalhora dynasty was aware.


Yar Mouhammed Kalhoro (Khudabad), when he was in power, around 1710, with the help of as his followers, won over Khud-Abad from the Panohar Muslims. Between 1718 and 1719, Miya Yaar died and he was laid to rest there. Main Noor Mohammad Kalhoro who became the ruler of Sindh (1720-1755), then, chose Khud-Abad as his capital and renamed it as Khudabad (City of God). He started developing the place rapidly as a well planned city, which led to many Amils and Bhaibands migrating there for employment and trade.

In the year 1755, Miya Noor Mohammed died and was buried in a tomb, built by him before his death, about a kilometre from Khudabad City. After that, Miya Ghulam Shah Kalhora’s claim to rule was challenged by his brothers Ahmedyar Khan and Attar Khan. The latter was able to obtain Sanad (Authority to Rule) from Ahmed Shah Durani and so Mian Ghuam Shah Kalhoro (Shah Wardi Khan) vacated the seat in his favour. Miya Attar Khan could not manage the state of affairs. Taking advantage of political uncertainty, Khosas (a caste in Muslim) looted Hindus and Muslims and burnt the Khudabad city down. Therefore, in the year 1759, the Baloach Chiefs re-invented Miya Ghulam Shah Kalhora, who defeated his two brothers and assumed the throne. He started, once again, the settlement of Khudabad on nearby new lands, by the new course of the river Indus, commandably. The Kalhoras ruled Sindh for 85 years (1698-1783), twelve Kalhora rulers ruled during this period, which is known as the golden period of Sindhi literature. Poets like Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Sachal Sarmast and Sami are among the prominent poets of Sindh, who were there, during that period.

Fateh Ali Khan (Talpur) defeated the Kalhoras in 1783 and took over as the new ruler of Sindh. Khudabad City continued to remain his capital till it was inundated by river Sindhu in the year 1789 and then Mir Fateh Ali Khan chose Hyderabad (Nayrun Kot) as his capital. The change of capital no doubt induced a large number of the population of Khudabad to migrate to the new seat of royalty and Khudabad city's decline may be said to have commenced from that date.