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When did Karachi become the capital of Sindh province?

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Karachi became the provincial capital of Sindh in 1936.1

Prior to this, the capital of the region under the Talpur rulers was Hyderabad; however, following the British conquest of the area in 1843, the capital was transferred from Hyderabad to Karachi.2