Miani, Sindh

Miani, Sindh

Miani or Meeanee is a village in Sindh, Pakistan, six miles north of Hyderabad. It was the site of the battle of Miani, 17 February 1843, in which Sir Charles Napier defeated the ruler of Sindh and made it part of British India.[1]

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