Tando Masti Khan
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Tando Masti Khan
Town in the State of Khairpur, Sind, Bombay, situated in 27° 26' N. and 68° 42' E., about 13 miles south of Khairpur town, on the North-Western Railway. The main road from Hyderabad to Rohri runs through the town. Population (1901), 6,465. The town was founded about 1803 by Wadero Masti Khan. To the south are the ruins of Kotesar, supposed to have been once a populous place. On the western side are the shrines of Shah Jaro Pir Fazl Nango and Shaikh Makai.