Sehwan

Sehwan stands on the west bank of the Indus in Sindh. The town is known for the shrine of the Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, whose burial place became a centre of pilgrimage and devotion.

Sehwan passed under successive Sindhi dynasties during the medieval and early modern periods. The Mughal emperor Humayun attempted unsuccessfully to take it in 1542; it later came under Akbar's rule in the 1590s. Its fort and shrine reflect the town's political and religious importance in the Indus valley.