Thull, Sindh

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Thull, Sindh

Splendid stupas By Qurban Ali Khushik

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Thull, Sindh.

Thull, Sindh.

Thull is one of the oldest villages in Sindh. It has a great historical background. It is located in the western belt of the region, 15kms away from Johi town in district Dadu.

Among the sites that have historical significance in Thull, there are stupas (Kaloi Daro/Lakhi Marri) and an ancient small fort. There was a time when this village was the most prosperous area in the Kacho region when it existed between the Indus River and the Kheer Thar Moutain Range. Back then it was inhabited by Buddhists from villages like Chhini, Jaccobabad and Dadar. At the time Thull was a big town and the trade centre; but after it was attacked by the Arabs in 711, the Buddhists started to migrate from the area and moved to other places. It is said that most of them embraced Islam.

The oldest stupa in Thull partially exists on one of the hills. It can be seen that bricks were used on the inner side of the structure and mud was used on its exterior. The hill covers one acre of land where this stupa can be seen. It is believed that 1,500 people belonging to the Rodhnani tribe now live in Thull.

The type of stupas that are found in Thull were constructed in the Harar valley in the Kheer Thar Range near Fareedabad, Hero Khan Leghai, Gurandi, Kingrani and Johi town in the same Kacho region; but two of them in Johi and Gurandi villages were completely destroyed in 1970 because of the negligence of the locals and the government.

There is another historical hilly area covering two acres of land known as Kaloi Daro/Lakhi Mari near Thull. The Buddhist people used to live here. They made their homes in the mountains, traces of which can still be witnessed.