Construction Techniques and Material used in Subcontinent during British Era: A Case Study of Shikarpur Sindh
Abstract
Shikarpur is one of the most historical place of Sindh , the history of this historical city begins from 1600 AD when Sindh was conquered by the Mughal Empires. The present city and its outskirts places were used as hunting fields known as Shikargah . Later on this historical place ruled by Daudpotas and Talpurs.
In earlier 1800 British extended their trade to Central Asia through River Indus. In 1843 British conquered Sindh, Britishers given special attention towards Shikarpur due to its geographical location, an underground sewerage system was laid in 1890 AD, underground water supply were laid with a network of fire hydrants. as Shikarpur was the trade Hub of Central Asia and after getting special attention from Britisher, economically the city become more richer and Architecture of this city boast up people started built beautiful houses, community Havelis and other institutional Buildings by local Authorities. The workmanship and techniques of that era was very high, they were often to build two, three stories’ buildings by using local techniques, Material and workmanship. The constructions were not only functionally, structurally and aesthetically sound but also environment friendly. Scope of this research to investigate the construction techniques and material used in Heritage of Shikarpur. The research was conducted through the surveys and detailed inspection of British Era Buildings in different areas of Shikarpur city.
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