Qualla: Siege of Karachi https://qualla.com/siege-of-karachi en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:31 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Siege of Karachi https://qualla.com/siege-of-karachi Siege of Karachi: Introduction https://qualla.com/siege-of-karachi/ Seth Dharianamal defended Karachi with cannonballs meant for merchant ships. Twice the Talpur armies laid siege to the city, and twice this Hindu trader turned the ammunition from his own warehouses against them, holding the fort alongside fishermen and sailors. When the third army of 20,000 men arrived, the Khan of Kalat -- Karachi's nominal ruler -- wrote back with a shrug: 'I am unable to carry on any warfare. If you can defend the town, well and good, or else you are not to blame.' It was a merchant, not a king, who decided the fate of Karachi.

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/k/r/t/siege-of-karachi-wp/tkrt-siege-of-karachi-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Siege of Karachi: A Port Born of Ambition https://qualla.com/siege-of-karachi/ Karachi's recorded history begins with the Kalhora dynasty, which founded the settlement in 1729 CE. Under Mian Noor Muhammad and his successors, the port grew from a small town into a functional trading hub, its ships reaching as far as Bombay, Malabar, Bandar Abbas, and Zanziba...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/k/r/t/siege-of-karachi-wp/tkrt-siege-of-karachi-a-port-born-of-ambition.mp3 0:06 2 full Siege of Karachi: Three Sieges and a Merchant https://qualla.com/siege-of-karachi/ Around 1792, Mir Fateh Ali of the Talpur dynasty sent 15,000 men to take Karachi. They camped across the Lyari River, fixing cannon against the fort. Inside, the inhabitants -- along with 500 fishermen and mariners -- held firm under Seth Balramdas, who armed them from his own st...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/k/r/t/siege-of-karachi-wp/tkrt-siege-of-karachi-three-sieges-and-a-merchant.mp3 0:06 3 full Siege of Karachi: The Keys to the Gates https://qualla.com/siege-of-karachi/ For the third attempt in 1794-95, Mir Fateh Ali sent 20,000 men. But this time, the approach was different. Mir Karam Ali, who had a friendship with Seth Dharianamal (Balramdas's successor), sent a letter acknowledging the merchant's twice-victorious defense and appealing to thei...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/k/r/t/siege-of-karachi-wp/tkrt-siege-of-karachi-the-keys-to-the-gates.mp3 0:06 4 full Siege of Karachi: The Merchant Who Would Not Profit https://qualla.com/siege-of-karachi/ When the Talpurs offered Seth Dharianamal a share of Karachi's revenues or a remission of import duties as reward, he refused. People might think he had betrayed the town for personal gain, he explained. Mir Fateh Ali overruled him on one point, granting him a one-third reduction...

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