Abstract
During the latter half of the fifteenth and in the early sixteenth century, the scions of the great house of Timur were asserting a world fame empire of their ancestors, and the Sultans of Delhi were endeavoring for the survival of their authority and power. At the time, Sindh was under the control of the most prominent Samma ruler, Jam Nizamuddin Nanda (1461-1508 CE). The frontiers of his territories, “reached from the ocean to the Multan territory, above Bakhar, on the one side; and from the Rajput desert and Kach, to the Bolan Pass and Baluchistan on the other; comprehending, the Delta of the Indus and the country on the both sides of the river to some distance from its banks, especially Sehwan with Shikarpur, Kach-Gandava, and part of Siwistan.” During this period, Sindh grew to be a prosperous and peaceful land. The rebellious Baloch tribes were successfully taken into control, the socio-cultural activities emerged progressively and harmonization bent among different sections of the society due to his hardheaded course of action. Sindh reached to its glory in terms of development and prosperity, and yet his period may surely be regarded as the twilight of the Samma rule in Sindh. After his death, the local tribes disintegrated and split into a number of groups, each section was struggling for securing the throne by any means of opportunity. The royal court had turned into a place of plotting conspiracies and misrule spread far and wide.

Humera Naz. (2013) Development of the Scholarly and Literary Activities in Sindh under the Mughals : An analytical review, Kalachi, Volume 16, Issue 1.
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