Debal
Debal was an ancient port located near modern Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.According to modern archaeologists Debal was founded in the 1st century AD, and soon became the most important trading city in Sindh, the city was home to thousands of Sindhi Sailors including the Bawarij.
The Abbasids were the first to build large stone structures including a city wall and a citadel.In 712 AD Arabs under Mohammed Ibn Kasim(commender of Hajjaj ibn Yusuf,governor of Iraq Under Ummayyads)attacked Sindh and Conquered it.
The first place captuered by Arabs was Debal which was under Dahir,the ruler of sindh.Debal and the Manora Island and was visited by Ottoman admiral Seydi Ali Reis and mentioned in his book Mir'ât ül Memâlik in 1554.
In 1568 Debal was attacked by the Portuguese Admiral Fernão Mendes Pinto in an attempt to capture or destroy theOttoman vessels anchored there.
Fernão Mendes Pinto also claims that Sindhi Sailors joined the Ottoman AdmiralKurtoğlu Hızır Reis on his voyage to Aceh. Debal was also visited by the British travel writers such as Thomas Postansand Eliot, who is noted for his vivid account on the city of Thatta.
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