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Demographic history of Karachi

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trade. The estuary silted up due to heavy rains in 1728 and the harbour could no longer be used. As a result, the merchants of Karak Bander decided to relocate their activities to what is today known as Karachi. Trade increased between 1729 and 1839 because of the silting up of
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and a large number of Christian community as well, but the community is still present numbering around 250,000 residents. The city was, and still is home to a large community of
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were the Sindhi Muslim fisherman ,Sindhi Hindu businessmen ,Sindhi Landlords (Both Muslim & Hindus) ,Gujarati merchant communities from the province of Gujarat
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populace built a small fort, that was constructed for the protection of the city, armed with cannons imported by those sailors from Muscat,
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The Dutch East India Company (VOC) and Diewel-Sind (Pakistan) in the 17th and 18th centuries
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form a powerful large population of Karachi. These small ethno-linguist groups are being
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who were one of the earliest settlers in the city, and still form the majority in
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to settle in Karachi, which is why the culture of the city is a blend of
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Farewell arch erected by the Karachi Port for the Royal visit of
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View of the dense old native town by the end of the 19th century
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The village that later grew out of this settlement was known as
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View of the Bunder Road (now M. A. Jinnah Rd.), 1900
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and Karachi. The ancient names of Karachi included:
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led his conquering force into South Asia in AD 712.
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Index

Sindh
Pakistan
Palaeolithic
Mesolithic
Karachi University
Mulri Hills
archaeological
Sindh
hunter-gatherers
flint tools
Greeks
Krokola
Alexander the Great
Babylonia
Indus Valley
Morontobara
Manora
Karachi harbour
Nearchus
Barbarikon
Bactrian
Arabs
Debal
Muhammad bin Qasim
Med
Makran
Abdullah Goth
Mai Kolachi
Sindhi
Mirza Ghazi Beg

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