Miani or Meeanee was a village in Sindh, Pakistan, six miles north of Hyderabad. Sindh ( Sindhī: سنڌ Urdu: سندھ is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and ( Urdu, Sindhi:; Haidarābād is located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It was the site of the battle of Miani, 17 February 1843, in which Sir Charles Napier defeated the ruler of Sindh and made it part of British India. The Battle of Miani ( February 17, 1843) was a battle between British forces under Sir Charles Napier and the Talpur Amirs Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common For the naval officer of the same name see Charles Napier General Sir Charles James Napier GCB ( August 10 For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British