 A portion of the population of Khudabad migrated to the new capital, including Sonaras, Amils and Bhaibands.Those groups retained the term Khudabadi in the names of their communities as an identifier of origin.It remained the capital of Sindh under the Talpur rulers who succeeded the Kalhoras till 1843, a rule lasting almost half-a-century when Talpurs faced a greater threat – the British.