Amir Nasir Khan Talpur

Mir Nasir Khan Talpur Baloch of Hyderabad was among the most active Baloch administrators after the decline of the Mughal Empire. Mir Nasir Khan Talpur Baloch made Hyderabad the center of culture and defense in Sindh and he constructed two great forts in the city known as the Pakka Qilla (Pashto: Brick Fort) and the Kacha Qilla (Template:Lang-ps) and he also built the Maula Ali Qadam Gah (The footsteps of Ali), a Shea shrine at the center of the city. He was a strong follower of the Sufi tradition. He donated a lot of his personal wealth to the Tomb of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai at Bhit Shah. He and his 30,000 Talpur Baloch forces were defeated by the forces of the British Empire led by Charles Napier at the Battle of Miani. Mir Nasir Khan Talpur appealed to the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar for support but the Emperor was unable to provide any assistance.