{{Short description|Legendary Sindhi freedom fighter}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=June 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{short description|Sindh Army commander}} {{Infobox military person | spouse = Alina Sheedi | honorific_prefix = General | name = Hosh Muhammad Sheedi Qambrani<br/><small>{{Lang|sd|{{Naskh|هوش محمد شيدي قمبراڻي}}}}</small> | image = Hoshu Sheedi.jpg | birth_date = 1801 | death_date = 1843 | burial_label = | burial_place = [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]] | birth_place = [[Sindh]] | death_place = [[Hyderabad, Sindh]], [[Durrani Empire]] (now in [[Pakistan]]) | nickname = Hoshu Sheedi Qambrani | allegiance = | branch = | service_years = | rank = | unit = | commands = | battles = [[Battle of Hyderabad, Sindh|Battle of Hyderabad]] | awards = | relations = | other_work = }} ''' General Hosh Muhammad Sheedi Qambrani''' or '''Hoshu Sheedi''' ({{Langx|sd|{{Naskh|هوش محمد شيدي قمبراڻي}}}}) was an [[Askari]] unit, and also supreme commander of [[Sindh]]'s [[Talpur Dynasty|Talpur]] army led by Mir Sher Muhammad Khan Talpur.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.talpur.org/Home/mankani-talpurs/the-lion-of-sindh |title=Sher-i-Sindh |author= Mir Atta Muhammad Talpur|work=talpur.org |access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref> Hoshu Sheedi fought at the [[Battle of Hyderabad]] against the [[British Empire|British]] forces under Sir [[Charles James Napier]], and was killed during battle on 24 March 1843.<ref>{{cite web |author=Mir Atta Muhammad Talpur |title=Remembering Battle of Dubbo |url=http://www.talpur.org/articles/remembering-battle-of-dubbo |access-date=4 January 2014 |work=www.talpur.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Sikander Ali Nizamani |date=18 April 2006 |title=Sheedi Community of Sindh, Pakistan |url=http://www.sanalist.org/sana/newsite/pdfs/Sheedi%20Community%20of%20Sindh.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104210933/http://www.sanalist.org/sana/newsite/pdfs/Sheedi%20Community%20of%20Sindh.pdf |archive-date=4 January 2014 |access-date=4 January 2014 |work=www.sanalist.org}}</ref> Before his death in the Battle of Hyderabad, he called out the famous slogan:
{{cquote|{{Lang|sd|{{Naskh|مرويسون پر سنڌ نه ڏيسون}}}} ''Marvesoon par [[Sindh]] na desoon'' (We will die but we will not give Sindh) | author = Hoshu Sheedi | source = War Slogan against British }}
Hosh Muhammad was respected by the [[British Empire|British]] commanding officer, [[Charles James Napier|Sir Charles James Napier]], who buried him with full military honours.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=yAwNAAAAIAAJ&q=Hosh |title= Cultural History of Sind |author= Faiz Mohammad Soomro |year= 1997 |access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref>
==Early life== Hosh Muhammad was born in 1801 to the [[Siddi|Siddi tribe]] in Hyderabad, Sindh, which was then more or less under the control of the [[Durrani Empire]]. Before joining the army, he worked at the residence of the local [[Talpur Dynasty|Talpur]] rulers of [[Sindh]].
==Mausoleum==
[[File:Grave of Hosh Mohammad Sheedi.jpg|thumb|Grave of Hosh Mohammad Sheedi]] The historical mausoleum of Hosho Sheedi Qambrani is in Dubee, a small village approximately 10 kilometers from [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]]. It was built to pay tribute to the war martyrs and was declared a heritage site. The building currently needs maintenance and restoration. It is a historical place of Sindh which is neglected by the government and community.
== References == {{Reflist}} {{History of Sindh}}
==External links== {{Commonscat}} *{{YouTube|ZC5vsVjLmJo|Awaz TV documentary on Hosh Muhammad Sheedi}} *[https://www.panoramio.com/photo/25553143 Hosh Muhammad Sheedi Flyover, Qasimabad, Hyderabad, Sindh] *[http://sheedisociety.webs.com Sindh Sheedi Samaji Welfare Sangat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202818/https://sheedisociety.webs.com/ |date=24 June 2021 }}
{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheedi, Hoshu}} [[Category:1843 deaths]] [[Category:1801 births]] [[Category:People from Sind State]]
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