Pir Mangho
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Pir Mangho (Sindhi and Urdu: خواجہ حسن سخی سلطان عرف منگھو پیر ) is the popular name for Sufi Pir Haji Syed Khawaja Hassan Sakhi Sultan. Legends dating to the 12th century say that Mangho was an adult convert to Islam, a Hindu dacoit caravan looter who changed under the influence of Baba Farid Ganjshakar. He was titled a Pir by Baba Farid, whose disciple he became. Pir Mangho Urs is celebrated in the Islamic month of Zil Hijjah. The settlement around his shrine has been named Manghopir and is part of Gadap Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
