Dalil Kot is a beautiful ancient historical fort of Sindh.

BADARUDDIN KALHORO, BUREAU CHIEF SINDH LAHORE INTERNATIONAL LONDON.

Dalil Kot, the beautiful ancient historical fort of Sindh, built with clay, has lost its true historical context and has started to deteriorate due to the neglect of the culture department. Many walls, including the main entrance wall of the fort, have been damaged, large pits have been found in the upper road around the fort, which can be a major reason for the destruction of the fort. The walls of the fort are collapsing from the outside due to the presence of mud and mud around the fort. Dalil Kot is the oldest “Dahleel” in history, which is located in its original form about sixteen kilometers south and west of Nawabshah city. This fort is built on a complete circle, which also has twelve towers. The area of ​​this fort is sixteen acres. The wall of this fort is about thirty feet long and eight feet wide. The walls of the fort are made of oak and birch wood. While on the inside, there is a four-to-five-foot-wide path below the corners. In the east of the fort, there is a Mak Darwaz, where there are two tent-like platforms for watchmen, and three small gates in the north, west, and south, which are called Chur Darwaz. is also called There was no iron or wooden door in them that had any sign. The main door, platform and gate of this kot as well as the second door are made with brick wings. The head used in this fort is made of gold and copper. However, there are kangaras all over the fort, in which a fixed head is also used. Bricks are placed on the tops of these stones, which also add to the gold of the fort. These same bricks are placed around the middle of the fort wall from the front. While there are no ancient buildings or any other signs or monuments inside or outside the fort, nor has anything been found in the ground after digging a well or a pit. There are mentions of finding some coins, which are also said to be random, none of which has been proven. To the east of the fort, a local brick maker found a small ancient copper coin, some of which are found in museums.

Historical background

The history of this fort has been embellished by many historians, researchers and historians of Sindh in their books and researches based on the ancient history of this fort, legends, traditions and legends, especially the Chach name. But today there are many questions which will be mentioned below. Here the history of this fort is presented by different historians. Rai dynasty ruled Sindh from 450 AD to 652 AD. Rai Gharani ruled from Helmand to Kashmir. Forts were also built in Sindh during their rule. Some people connect this fort with the Surya family and say that this fort was built by the Surya religious people who worshiped the sun and built this fort on a perfect circle like the sun, which also has twelve towers, which are also called the ruins of the fort. They also write about this fort that the traces of the ancient Hokkari River are still present in the form of cattle near this ancient fort, which are actually the old traces of the Dehile fort. In addition to this, a pit is still present at a distance of about two hundred meters from the fort. About which the local people say that soil was taken from this pit for the construction of the fort. This fort was a strong defensive post between Alwar and Brahmanabad. In terms of trade, the Hokkari River was also a famous destination. According to Chach Name, after conquering Brahmanabad, Muhammad bin Qasim turned to Dehleel and Behror forts. The merchants of Dehleel Fort went to India after the news. The rest of the soldiers were ready for war. The soldiers of the fort got fed up and sent the children to the gate. Moulai Shedai writes about the military importance of the fort that after the murder of Raja Dahar of Sindh, his son Jaisinya and Muhammad Alafi were advised by the minister Sisagar to go towards Brahmanabad, while the governor of Delhi, Neveh Put, between Alwar and Brahmanabad. Dharan had sixteen thousand troops with him and fought bravely with Muhammad Qasim and finally defeated him. Abu Zafar Nadwi further writes that Muhammad bin Qasim got a lot of wealth from the fort of Dehil, of which he sent a fifth of it to the Caliph in Iraq. According to Abu Zafar Nadwi, the fort of Delhi was also important from a military point of view. Trade from here was going on with India and Desavar countries. Dr. Nabi Bakhsh Baloch also says in the light of research that the Kot of Delhi is the same as the present day Kot and the geographical conditions also show this. Shams-ud-Din Qureshi also explains about this fort that the Kachu Fort on the bank of the Hakari River and the Nawabshah and Skarand Kachu Fortified Kot are traces of ancient forts. But it has been learned about the Honorable Mamor Yusufani that he gave an oral speech in a seminar in Mansurah a long time ago and said that the fort of Delhi is in Tharpar Kar district. There are different opinions about how the name of this fort came to be Delhi Ma Dalil Kot. Some say that it was built by Mir Dalil Khan, who was the Nawab of Talpur. But it has been written about the period of Talpur that due to the military importance of Talpur, Mir Noor Muhammad Khan Talpur renovated the fort from 1833 to 1840 (1249 AH to 1256 AH). There are more families who settled in the fort some time before the formation of Pakistan, before that they were living on the west side of the fort since ancient times. While around the outside of the fort, Sayyid, Anad, Magsi, and Mirbahr communities also resided.