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Amazing
and
historical
place
on
the
left
side
of
the
indus
River
near
another
historical
lansdown
bridge,
"satyun
jo
astaan"
means
seven
sisters'
graves
This
site
was
built
by
Mir
Abu
al
Qasim
Namkeen
when
he
was
the
governor
of
Bakhar.
He
used
this
great
scenic
place
as
a
cultural
gathering
place,
particularly
in
full
moon
nights.
Abu
al
Qasim
died
in
1018AH,
and
his
body
was
brought
for
burial
from
Kabul
at
this
place.
His
son
Mir
Abu
al
Baqa
Amir
Khan
died
in
1057AH
in
Thatta,
and
his
body
too
was
brought
to
bury
here
along
with
his
father
Abu
al
Qasim
Namkeen
Rohri,
also
known
as
Satyunn
Jo
Aastan,
is
the
resting
place
for
the
Seven
Female-friends.
According
to
folklore,
these
female
friends
resided
here.
These
unmarried
female-friends
veiled
themselves
from
all
males,
a
practice
called
purdah
(the
practice
of
preventing
men
from
seeing
women).
But
for
the
fear
of
a
tyrannical
raja
resulted
in
their
disappearance,
possibly
in
a
cave
in
the
side
of
a
hill.
Thus,
they
became
satti.
It
is
probable
that
this
folklore
has
its
origins
in
the
Hindu
ritual
of
sati,
a
ritual
where
widows
burnt
themselves
or
were
burnt
on
their
dead
husband's
pyre.
In
reality,
however,
this
is
the
burial
place
of
a
ruler
from
Sukkur,
Mir
Abu
Al-Qasim
Namkeen
(961
A.H).
The
tomb
complex
was
ordered
to
be
built
by
him.
It
was
constructed
in
the
ochre
stone
similar
to
that
used
in
the
necropolis
of
Makli
Hill.
Inscriptions
and
Quranic
verses
in
the
finest
Naskh
script
adorn
the
walls
and
interior
of
these
structures.
Rows
of
hujras
(rooms
on
the
ground
floor)
were
constructed
for
travellers
and
students.
The
famous
blue
tiles
of
Sindh
were
used
to
enhance
the
aesthetic
impact.
On
one
of
the
smaller
hills
that
arises
out
of
the
river
bank
on
the
south
has
a
leveled
platform
on
which
there
are
many
carved
gravestones
like
those
on
the
Makli
Hill
at
Thatta
with
chain
ornaments
and
panels
of
Arabic
quotations
from
the
Quran.
The
entire
space
between
the
graves
is
paved,
and
a
flight
of
stairs
leads
up
to
the
platform
from
the
southside.
Enamelled
tiled
work
is
freely
used
on
these
tombs,
most
of
which
are
dated
1018
to
1301
AH.,
that
is
between
1609
and
1883
AD.
The
principal
grave
is
that
of
Mir
Kasim,
one
of
the
Sabzwari
Shahids
dated
1018
AD.
This
was
probably
the
grave
that
sanctified
the
place,
and
the
lamp
post
and
lamp
that
were
placed
in
front
of
it
are
still
there;
and
it
gives
the
name
of
Than
Kasim
Shah
to
the
hill.
But
the
name
by
which
it
is
more
generally
known
is
the
hill
of
the
seven
virgins.