Moomal Ji Maari | |
Native Name: | مومل جي ماڙي |
Occupants: | Moomal |
Epochs: | 19 January 590 – 17 June 1631 |
Location: | Mirpur Mathelo, Ghotki District Sindh, Pakistan |
Cultures: | Gujjar dynasty Kak State |
Moomal Ji Mari (Sindhi: مومل جي ماڙي) is an archaeological site in a village near Mirpur Mathelo in the Ghotki District of Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on a high mound at a distance of from Ghotki city, and is surrounded by a fort or fortress.[1]
The site is spread over an area of . The mound of Moomal Ji Mari is about 15feet high. Many clay toys and artifacts were found through archaeological excavation, along with the remains of walls made from baked and unbaked bricks.[2] Glazed and unglazed shards of pottery of different kinds was observed on the mound.[3] It is believed to be house of Moomal, a daughter of Raja Nand Gurjar (Gujjar) of Kak State who constructed a palace for her on the mound. This palace was built around 590 AD during the reign of Rai Sahasi II.[4] in Rai dynasty of Sindh. A cultural complex has been built by the Antiquities department, Government of Sindh.[5] Some historians relate it to the love tale of Momal Rano of the Soomra dynasty of Sindh. Rano was Sodho by caste.[6]