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History of Karachi |
History Of Karachi - Heritage History Karachi |
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According to the history of the present city, Karachi started its life as a fishing settlement. Mai Kolachi who was a fisherwoman started her living there and started her family. Later the village grew out of this settlement and known as Kolachi-Jo-Goth. By the late 1700s Karachi started gaining the importance because it started trading across the sea with Muscat and the Persian Region. After that small fort had been constructed to protect the area. The fort had two gateways, one was known as Khara darwaaza facing the sea and the other gate was known as Meetha Darwaaza facing the Layari River. In 1795, the control of the Kolachi- Jo-Goth passed on from the khan of Klat to the Talpurs rulers of Sindh.The British, opened a small company in south Asia and closed it down within a year. This area started gaining importance because of the Indus River. Later the British India company capturated the town on February 3rd, 1839.In 1878, the railway line was build to connect the city to the rest of India. In 1876 the founder of Pakistan Mohammad Ali Jinnah was born in the city. In 1869 Suez Canal and the Karachi Port Trust were opened in the city by which the city gained a lot of importance. The city’s importance improved day by day and it became the cosmopolitan city mix of Indian Hindus and Muslims, European Traders, Parsis, Iranians, Lebanese and Goan Merchants. By 1914 the Karachi had become the largest grain exporting port of the British Empire. In 1924 the aerodrome was opened in the Karachi. In 1836 the sindh was separated from the Bombay Presidency and Karachi had become the capital of the city. In 1947 when Pakistan gained independence Karachi had become the capital of the new born nation. Karachi is still a colorful and metropolitan city because when Pakistan came into being thousands of migrants from all parts of the subcontinent came to Karachi and bring their culture and colors. Karachi had faced a lot of difficulties and problems but it is still one of the cultural and financial city of the world. Now the government of Pakistan also paying a lot of attention to Karachi. |
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A story
of the history of Karachi from its beginnings to the present day,
with emphasis on historic pictures and heritage. |
History of Karachi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The
capital of Sind was shifted from Hyderabad to Karachi in the
1840's. This led to a turning point in the city's history. ... |
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There
was nothing much at Karachi until the Mirs of Talpur seized it
from the ... now Central Karachi. Preedy Street was named
after the Revenue ... |
Asiatour.com / Pakistan / Karachi / history
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Karachi's
recorded history goes back to the 18th century when it was a
small fishing village known as Karachi-jo-Goth. |
Karachi :: History -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Karachi, History:
Karachi was a small fishing village when a group of traders moved
there in the early 18th ... |