4/5 Waleed A. 2 years ago on Google
Mir
Muhammad
Masoom
Shah
Bakhri
also
known
as
Syed
Nizamuddin
Mir
Muhammad
Masoom
Shah
was
a
sixteenth-century
Sindhi
Muslim
historian,
physician[citation
needed]
and
pharmacist
from
Bakhar,
Sindh.
He
is
known
for
writing
a
history
of
Sindh,
Tarikh
i
Sind
(also
known
as,
Tarikh
i
Masumi,
after
the
author),
published
in
ca
1600.
He
was
also
a
trusted
lieutenant
of
the
Mughal
emperor
Akbar.
In
around
1595
he
led
Akbar's
army
in
a
battle
against
the
Baluch
stronghold
of
Sibi
in
northwest
Quetta,
resulting
in
Baluchistan
being
annexed
into
the
Mughal
empire.
Subsequently,
in
1598,
he
was
appointed
the
governor
of
Sind
and
Sibi
by
Akbar.
The
minaret
of
Ali
Abuzar
is
the
most
conspicuous
structure
of
Sukkur
town,
dating
back
to
1607
during
the
Mughal
Abuzar
Empire
in
the
Indian
subcontinent.
Masum
Shah
was
the
governor
of
Mughal
Emperor
Akbar
who
appointed
him
as
the
Nawab
of
Sukkur.
The
minaret
was
built
in
about
1607
the
monument,
built
of
red
brick,
is
more
or
less
conical
in
shape,
slightly
off
the
perpendicular
and
surmounted
by
a
dome
to
which
an
internal
stone
staircase
gives
an
access.
It
is
about
26
metres
in
circumference
and
has
84
steps
to
the
top.
It
is
about
31
metres
feet
in
height
and
can
be
seen
from
miles
away.
This
minaret
is
believed
to
have
been
used
as
a
watch
tower.
Family
and
offspring
of
Nizam-ud-Din
Mir
Muhammad
Masum
Shah
still
lives
in
old
sukkur
where
He
lives
during
ruling
time.
The
minaret
and
its
surroundings
are
still
under
power
of
Masumi
Family
even
though
Government
of
Pakistan
has
taken
the
management
control
of
this
historical
site.
[source]
3 people found this review helpful 👍