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Thatta Subah صوبه تهته (Persian) ٺٽو صوبو (Sindhi) Sind State ایالت سند (Persian) سنڌ رياست (Sindhi)
1593–1843
Left: Black Standard of the Kalhora dynasty Right: Flag (1783–1843)
Motto:  مبارک باشد (Persian) "May it flourish"
Sind under the Kalhora dynasty, c. 1750
Sind under the Talpur dynasty, c. 1823
Status	Province of the Mughal Empire (1593–1737) Vassal state of the Mughal and Durrani empires (1737–1809) Princely state under British protection (1809–1843)
Capital	Thatta (1593–1737) Khudabad (1737–1768) Hyderabad[a] (1768–1843)
Common languages	Persian (official), Sindhi (regional), Balochi (dynastic), Rajasthani, Hindustani, English
Ethnic groups	Sindhi Saraiki Baloch Punjabi Rajasthani [1]
Religion	Sunni Islam (official from 1593 to 1783), Shia Islam (official from 1783 to 1843), Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Christianity
Demonym(s)	Sindhi
Government	Mughal provincial government (1593–1737) Unitary constituent monarchy (1737–1783) Federal constituent monarchy (1783–1843)
Subahdar (1593–1737)
• 1593–1594	Patar Das Khattari (first)
• 1736–1737	Sadiq Ali Khan (last)
Nawab (1737–1783)
• 1737–1755	Noor Mohammad Kalhoro (first)
• 1775–1783	Abdul Nabi Kalhoro (last)
Mir (1783–1843)
• 1783–1801	Fateh Ali Talpur (first)
• 1840–1843	Nasir Khan Talpur (last)
Historical era	Early modern Modern
• Surrender of Jani Beg Tarkhan to Emperor Akbar at Lahore	28 March 1593
• Independence from Mughal Empire	1737
• Third Battle of Panipat	14 January 1761
• Transfer of power from Kalhoras to Talpurs	1783
• Alliance with the East India Company	1809
• Battle of Miani	17 February 1843
• Battle of Hyderabad	24 March 1843
Area
140,914 km2 (54,407 sq mi)
Currency	Rupee
Preceded by Succeeded by Mughal Empire Tarkhan dynasty Bombay Presidency Khairpur State
Today part of	Pakistan ∟ Sindh India ∟ Rajasthan

The Thatta Subah (1593–1737) or Sind State (1737–1843), was a Mughal subah, then a proto-state, and lastly a princely state in the Sindh region of the Indian subcontinent until its annexation by the British in 1843. The name Sind (/sɪŋd/), now obsolete, was once the anglicized name of the state, which was also adopted by the British to refer to its division.

The Thatta Subah was bordered to the north by the Multan Subah, to the west by the Safavid Empire and later the Khanate of Kalat, to the east by the Ajmer Subah and to the south by the Gujarat Subah and the Arabian Sea.

The area was ruled from 1593 to 1737 by the Subahdar, who was directly appointed by the Mughal Emperor from Delhi. Sind broke away from the Mughal Empire in 1737 and asserted autonomy under the Kalhora Nawabs. In 1783, the Talpur Mirs revolted and replaced the Kalhoras in the Battle of Halani. Sind gradually became a princely state to come under British paramountcy signing a subsidiary alliance agreement in 1809. After the Anglo–Sind War, Sind was annexed by the East India Company and was made a part of the Bombay Presidency.