Sindhu Kingdom

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History of Sindh
Ancient Early Harappan period c. 3300 – c. 2600 BCE Mature Harappan period c. 2600 – c. 1900 BCE Late Harappan period c. 1900 – c. 1500 BCE Sindhu and Sauvira Kingdoms (Vedic period) c. 1500 – c. 500 BCE Sattagydia (Achaemenid Empire) c. 516 – c. 330 BCE Patalene (Indo-Greek Kingdom and Indo-Scythians) c. 330 BCE – c. 224 CE Hind (Sasanian Empire) c. 224 – c. 489 CE
Classical Rai dynasty c. 489 – 644 CE Brahmin dynasty c. 644 – 712 CE As-Sindh (Umayyad Caliphate) c. 712 – 860 CE Habbari dynasty c. 841 – 1024 CE
Medieval Soomra dynasty c. 1024 – 1524 CE Samma dynasty c. 1351 – 1524 CE Arghun dynasty c. 1520 – 1554 CE Tarkhan dynasty c. 1554 – 1591 CE Thatta (Mughal Empire) c. 1627 – c. 1707 CE Kalhora dynasty c. 1701 – c. 1783 CE Talpur dynasty c. 1783 – c. 1843 CE
Colonial Khairpur State c. 1775 – c. 1955 CE Bombay Presidency c. 1842 – c. 1936 CE Sind Province c. 1936 – c. 1947 CE
Pakistan Province of Sindh c. 1947 CE – present
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Sindhu Kingdom or simply Sindhu was an ancient kingdom on the Indian subcontinent. It stretched the banks of river Sindhu (Indus). It was mentioned in the epic Mahabharata and in the Harivamsa Purana, often alongside the Sauvira Kingdom. It is believed that Sindhu kingdom was founded by Vrishadarbha, one of sons of Sivi. According to the Glimpses of Ancient Sindh, authored by Mirchandani,^{[citation needed]} its capital was known as Vrsadarbhpura, and Tulsianis, later known as Sindhu, was located at or near the location of the present town of Mithankot (in southern Punjab, Pakistan) the inhabitants of the kingdoms were called Sindhus or Saindhavas. "Sindhu" literally means "river" and "sea".^[1] According to the epic Mahabharata, Jayadratha (the husband of Duryodhana's sister) was the king of Sindhus, Sauviras and Sivis. Probably Sauvira and Sivi were two kingdoms close to the Sindhu kingdom and Jayadratha conquered them, holding them for some period of time. Sindhu and Sauvira seem to have been two warring states fighting each other.