Jacobabad district of Sindh province of Pakistan
Short brief history of Jacobabad district of Sindh province of Pakistan
Jacobabad is a district of Sindh, province of Pakistan.
Old name Bahadur Khan after arrival of Mr.Jaccob named as Jacobabad
During British rule, as part of British Raj, the town was the administrative headquarters of the Upper Sindh Frontier District of the Bombay Presidency; with a station on the Quetta branch of the North-Western Railway.
During British rule, as part of British Raj, the town was the administrative headquarters of the Upper Sindh Frontier District of the Bombay Presidency; with a station on the Quetta branch of the North-Western Railway.
The town was founded on the site of the village of Khangarh in 1847 by General John Jacob, for many years commandant of the Sind Horse, who died here in 1858. A memorial exists at the Victoria Tower in the heart of the city.
