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{{Short description|Queen regent of Sindh}}
{{Contains special characters|Sindhi}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Zainab Tari Soomro
| succession = 5th [[Sardar]]ni-regent of [[Soomra dynasty|Sindh]]
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| reign = 1089–1098<ref name="Panhwar226">{{Cite book |author=M. H. Panhwar |url=https://archive.org/details/ChronologicalDictionaryOfSindh/page/226/mode/1up |title=Chronological Dictionary of Sindh |pages=226 |quote=he abdicated in 481 A.H. (1088-89 A.D)., and lived a retired life. His daughter (Zenab) Tari ruled on behalf of her minor brother and handed over the rule to the latter (Sanghar) in 491 A.H. (1098 A.D.).}}</ref><ref name="Panhwar229">{{Cite book |author=M. H. Panhwar |url=https://archive.org/details/ChronologicalDictionaryOfSindh/page/229/mode/1up |title=Chronological Dictionary of Sindh |pages=229 |quote=1092 A.D.—485 A.H. : Dodo-I, Soomra died and his sister Tari ruled on behalf of her minor brother. She ruled well and handed over to Sanghar when he came of age. Daulat-i-Alviya states that (Zenab) Tari handed over the rule to her brother Sanghar in 491 A.H. (1098 A.D.). It further states that Dodo-I had abdicated in 481 A.H. (1088-1089 A.D.). to live a retired life. She ruled for 10 years and in 491 A.H. handed over to her brother (Shahab-uddin) Sanghar.}}</ref><ref name="Siddiqui">{{Cite journal |last=Siddiqui |first=Dr. Habibullah |title=The Soomras of Sindh: their origin, main characteristics and rule. |url=https://uok.edu.pk/faculties/sindhi/docs/soomroEng.pdf |journal=Literary Conference on Soomra Period in Sindh}}</ref>
| reign-type = Regency
| regent = Dodo I (1089–1092) and Sanghar (1092–1098)<ref name="Panhwar226"/><ref name="Panhwar229"/><ref name="Siddiqui"/>
| reg-type = Monarch
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| predecessor = Dodo I Soomro
| successor = Sanghar Soomro
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| full name = Zainab Tari binte Dodo I Soomro
| house = [[Soomro|House of Soomar]]
| dynasty = [[Soomra dynasty]]
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| religion = [[Ismaili Shia Islam]]
| father = Dodo I bin Bhungar I Soomro
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'''Zainab''' ([[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]: زينب, [[Romanisation of Sindhi|romanized]]: ''Zaīnab'', [[Literal translation|lit.]] 'a fragrant tree'; Sindhi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu|[ze:n'əb]]], born '''Zainab Tari binte Dodo I Soomro''' ([[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]: زينب تاري بنت دودو اول سومرو) was the 5th [[Sardar]]ni (Lady or Queen) of [[Soomra dynasty|Soomra]] ruled [[Sindh]],<ref name="The Soomras">{{cite book |author=Mahar Abdul Haq Sumra |title=The Soomras |publisher=Multan, Beacon Books |year=1992 |oclc=301088925}}</ref> who ruled from 1089 till 1098. She succeeded the rule of her father Dodo I, who nominated her before he retired, as his younger son, Sanghar, was still a minor. Zainab is considered to be the second woman in the [[Islamic world]], after [[Arwa al-Sulayhi]], to rule over a kingdom.

==Life==
She was the daughter of the [[Soomro]] King Asamuddin Daula Dodo Soomro of the [[Soomro dynasty]], who ascended the throne of [[Sindh]] after the death of his father Asimuddin Bhoongar Soomro with the title Dodo-I. Since no male issue followed her, the King appointed tutors for the Princess who trained her how to rule the Kingdom and defend it from the enemies that had sacked [[Mansura, Sindh|Mansura]].

King Dodo-I ruled [[Sindh]]. During this period of his rule a son was born to him whom he named Shahabuddin Sanghar. While Sanghar Soomro was still a minor, Dodo-I abdicated the throne to live a retired life. Since the Prince Shahabuddin Sanghar was a minor, the Council of Ministers and Sardars unanimously followed the wishes of their monarch and crowned Sanghar's sister Princess Zainab Tari as the ruler of [[Sindh]].

During the rule of Zainab Tari, no foreign armies invaded [[Sindh]], and the capital city [[Tharri]] expanded, and trade with foreign countries increased. After the tenth year of her rule, she handed over the rule to Sanghar, the king of [[Sindh]]. Tari retired to lead a family life.

== Sources ==
* [http://panhwar.com/dictionary.htm Chronological dictionary of Sindh by M.H. Panhwar. 1983.]
* [http://panhwar.com/historicatlas.htm An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Soomra Kingdom by M.H. Panhwar.]
* [[Syed Sulaiman Nadvi|“Tareekh-e-Sindh” (History of Sindh). By Allama Syed Sulleman Nadvi. 1947.]]
* “Salient Features of the Rule of Soomra Dynasty in Sindh”. Research Article by Qamar Din. M. Hayat Soomro. 2009.

== References ==
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[[Category:History of Sindh]]
[[Category:Sindhi people]]
[[Category:11th-century women regents]]
[[Category:11th-century regents]]
[[Category:12th-century women regents]]
[[Category:12th-century regents]]

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