Matli Explained

Official Name:Matli ماتلی
Mapsize:150 px
Coordinates:25.2°N 68.39°W
Pushpin Map:Sindh
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sindh
Population As Of:1998
Elevation M:9
Blank Name Sec1:Number of towns
Blank Info Sec1:1
Blank Name Sec2:Number of Union councils
Blank Info Sec2:2
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Matli is a town of Matli Taluka in Badin District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the capital of Matli Taluka, an administrative subdivision of the district. The town is located at 25°2'0N 68°39'0E with an altitude of 9 metres (32 feet)[1] and is administratively subdivided into two Union councils.[2]

Matli is famous for its agriculture contribution to the country. The main crops of the town are rice, cotton, sunflower and sugarcane.

The present day Matli city was first established for habitation by the last Sassanian King Yazdegerd III in honour of his wife. Her name was either Mah Talat or Maha Talat, a daughter of vassal king of Sindh in the Sassanid Empire.[3] Mirza Imam Ali Baig Afsar, Ph.D in Sindhi in his book “Sindh Jee Azadari” with its translation into Urdu language book “Sindh and Ahle Bayt” writes that Monarchs of Sindh maintained friendly relations with Sassanid Kings. During Rai dynasty Yazdegerd III visited the present day city Matli in District Badin, Sindh. There he married a Sindhi princess with whom Yazdegerd had two daughters, namely Shahrbanu and Ghayan Banu respectively.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/05/Matli.html Location of Matli- Falling Rain Genomics
  2. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=39&dn=Badin Tehsils & Unions in the District of Badin - Government of Pakistan
  3. Book: Syed Zameer Akhtar Naqvi. Allama Dr.. Princess of Persia – Hazrat Shahar Bano . 2010. Markz-e-Uloom-e-Islamia (Center for Islamic Studies). Karachi, Pakistan . 290 (Chapter-VIII). Urdu.
  4. Book: Mirza Imam Ali Baig Afsar . Dr.. Sindh and Ahle Bayt . March 2001. Mohsin Mirza Publication . Tando Agha Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan . 35. Urdu.