Hoshu Sheedi

Sindh Army commander

هوش محمد شيدي قمبراڻي‎

Nickname(s)Hoshu Sheedi QambraniBorn1801
SindhDied1843
Hyderabad, Sindh, Durrani Empire (now in Pakistan)Buried

Hyderabad

Battles/warsBattle of HyderabadSpouse(s)Alina Sheedi

General Hosh Muhammad Sheedi Qambrani or Hoshu Sheedi (Sindhi: هوش محمد شيدي قمبراڻي‎) was an Askari unit, and also supreme commander of Sindh's Talpur army led by Mir Sher Muhammad Khan Talpur.^[1] Hoshu Sheedi fought against the British forces under Sir Charles James Napier at the Battle of Hyderabad, and was killed during battle in 24 March 1843.^[2]^[3] Hosh Muhammad belonged to the Soomro community of Sindh, Pakistan. Before his death in the Battle of Hyderabad, he called out the famous slogan:

مرويسون پر سنڌ نه ڏيسون‎
Marvesoon par Sindh na desoon
(I will die but not give Sindh)
— Hoshu Sheedi, War Slogan against British

Hosh Muhammad was respected by the British commanding officer, Sir Charles James Napier, who buried him with full military honours.^[4]

Early life

Hosh Muhammad was born in 1801 in Hyderabad, Sindh, which was then more or less under the control of the Durrani Empire. Before joining the army, he worked at the residence of the local Talpur rulers of Sindh.

Mausoleum

The historical mausoleum of Hosho Sheedi Qambrani is in Dubee, a small village approximately 10 kilometers from Hyderabad. It was built to pay tribute to the war martyrs and was declared a heritage site. The building currently needs maintenance and restoration. It is a historical place of Sindh which is neglected by the government and community.

References

^ Mir Atta Muhammad Talpur. "Sher-i-Sindh". talpur.org. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ Mir Atta Muhammad Talpur. "Remembering Battle of Dubbo". www.talpur.org. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^ Sikander Ali Nizamani (18 April 2006). "Sheedi Community of Sindh, Pakistan" (PDF). www.sanalist.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^ Faiz Mohammad Soomro (1997). Cultural History of Sind. Retrieved 4 January 2014.