Shahdadpur
Shahdadpur () is a city, located in Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan. It is associated with a number of Islamic scholars and Sindhi poets including Allama Asad Raza Ul Hussaini by the title of Kahteb e Musaferah Sham and poet of sindh Muhammad Dawood Bhutto "Daadan" and Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, whose shrine is about  from Shahdadpur in Bhit Shah. History
According to N.A. Baloch, the former vice-chancellor of Sindh University, Mir Shahdad Khan, son of Rasheed Khan, founded Shahdadpur with the help of the Leghari administrators during 1125-1128 AH (1713-1715) as the capital of upper Sindh. In 1116 AH (1704 AD), the younger Khan was referred to as Riffat Panah, which means "His Eminence". Mir Shahdad Khan had barren lands cultivated, and provided security for its people by reducing crime. He established a system for sharing produce between owners and farmers. He had aging canals and waterways renovated and extended, and dug new canals that helped establish the settlement. Legend of Sohni Mehar 
It is believed that originally they used to belong near Shahdadpur and their story became popular and poets of Punjab used sing this in their poems, thus they made their own version of the folk tale sohni mehar, near shahdadpur there are many places which are associated with their names. City and people
Ethnicities in Shahdadpur include, Chachar, Keerio, Jam, Jakhro, Rajput, Soomro, Memon, Qureshi, Marwari, Agha Pathan, Kaloi Baloch, Guryani Pathan, Noonari, Bhanbhro, Subhopoto Gujjar, Mallah, Siddiqui, Kazi, Siyal, Solangi, Baloch, Bugti, Bhatti, Bhutto, Mughal, Mirza, Unar, Bughio, Kashmiri, Rind, Leghari, Khaskheli, Chohan, Nizamani, Talpur, Wassan, Abbasi, Chandio, Dal, Sand, Lakha, Uttwani, Jablu Abra, Jablu's Detha, Khosa, Surhia, Sarhandi Pir, Sindhi, Satti, Dahri, Jamali, Brohi, Magsi, Arain, Panhwar, Buriro, Yousafzai, Lashari, Syed, Khaledi, Pir, Malik, Joyo, Zardari, Punjabi, Uttwani's hindu peoples and many Sindhi, Alakh Cotton Industries, and Punjabis communities. Among the people living in the city, 70 per cent are native Sindhi speakers; 20 per cent speak Urdu, and the other 10 per cent speak a different language. A significant number of Punjabi speakers also live in nearby villages. Although most of the inhabitants are Muslims, 30 per cent are Hindus and 5 per cent are Christians. According to the Census of 2017, the population of this city is 99,667. This is the second most populous city of Sangher District. See also
Sanghar District
Sindh

References

External links
Official government site
 Official Website www.shahdadpur.ga

Sanghar District
Talukas of Sindh