Kot Ghulam Muhammad

Kot Ghulam Muhammad Bhurgri (Sindhi: ڪوٽ غلام محمد) (formerly known as Jemesabad) is named after Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bhurgri, the town situated in south-east Mirpur Khas District of the Southern Province Sindh in Pakistan. Kot Ghlam Muhammad Bhurgri is situated west of Samaro and north of Digri. It is about south of Mirpur Khas.HistoryKot Ghulam Muhammad Bhurgari was formerly known as Jamesabad, it was named after Captain James Outram for his services in the Battle of Miani in Hyderabad. During British rule the town was renamed as Jamesabad earlier called SamaroThe taluka of Jamesabad was part of the Bombay Presidency, lying between 24°50' and 25°28' N. and 69°14' and 69°35′E and had an area of 505sqmi. According to the 1901 census the population was 24,038 - an increase almost 5,000 since the 1891 (19,208). The density of 48 persons per square mile was considerably above the District average. The Taluka contained 184 villages, of which Jamesabad was headquarters. The land revenue and cesses 1903-4 amounted to 370,000.