Mir Ali Murad Khan Talpur

Mir Ali Murad Khan Talpur was the Mir of Khairpur from 1832 until his death in 1894.

Early life and family Talpur was born on 28 June 1815 to Mir Sohrab Khan Talpur. His father died in 1830, while Talpur was a child of fifteen years of age, but, before his death, he had placed him under the care and protection of Mir Mubarak Ali Khan Talpur. Except Faiz, the rest of his named sons died in his lifetime. East India Company, on 4 April 1832, recognised the political individuality of Khairpur, i.e., that it was separate from the other Talpur Mirs in Sindh, by signing a treaty with him. Under the same treaty, the British secured from him the use of the Indus river, and the roads of Sindh. Of these, seven belonged to Rustam and two to Nasir. He made it a criminal offence for a cultivator to kill any wild animal. Traditionally, the Mir of Khairpur was entitled to a salute of 15 guns. However, as a mark of personal distinction, he received a salute of 19 guns.