The Samma dynasty | ||||||||||
سما راڄ समाः राजवंशम् |
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Samma Kingdom at its greatest extent
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Capital | Thatta | |||||||||
Languages | Sindhi • Kutchi • Gujarati • Arabic (liturgical language) | |||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam • Hinduism | |||||||||
Government | Monarchy | |||||||||
Jam | ||||||||||
• | 1335–1339 | Jam Unar | ||||||||
• | 1508–c. 1527 | Jam Feroz | ||||||||
History | ||||||||||
• | Samma dynasty begins | 1351 | ||||||||
• | Samma dynasty ends | 1524 | ||||||||
Area | ||||||||||
• | 1500 | 500,000 km² (193,051 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | ||||||||||
• | 1500 est. | 4,000,000 | ||||||||
Density | 8 /km² (20.7 /sq mi) | |||||||||
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Sultans of Sindh Samma Dynasty "History of Delhi Sultanate" by M. H. Syed |
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Coordinates: 24°44′46.02″N 67°55′27.61″E / 24.7461167°N 67.9243361°E
The Samma dynasty (Sindhi: سمن جو راڄ, समाः राजवंशम्) was a Muslim Rajput power on the Indian Subcontinent, that ruled in Sindh, Kutch, Saurastra and parts of Punjab and Balochistan from c. 1351 to c. 1524 AD, with their capital at Thatta in modern Pakistan; before being replaced by the Arghun dynasty. The dynasty is mentioned in the works of Ibn Battuta.
The Samma dynasty has left its mark in Sindh with magnificent structures including the necropolis of and royalties in Thatta.