"MORIRO MIRBAHAR, SINDHs" HEROIC AND LEGENDRY CHARACTER , A RESEARCH ARTICLE COLLECTED AND COMPILED BY " G R MAKA " The valley of indus is not only fertile in its soil but also a fertile in producing so many legendary persons in each field, who have proved themselves in the test and smilingly accepted the challenges and faced with chivalrous,courage and bravery ,The Moriro Mirbahar is one of those Heroic characters of sindh , whose courage and bravery and scarification is famous far and wide till today. Thats why the legendary character of Moriro and Magarmach has taken its place in the books of history and one of the most celebrated ones in Sindhi poetry also . It dates back to 11th century, much before Kalhoras, Talpurs and British. Perhaps dating back to Soomro’s rule over Sindh.
The story has been written, sung and celebrated across Sindh and beyond. Except that the graves have now become a city secret despite them being at one of the busiest intersections in Karachi.
As the legend goes, Aubhayo was a fisherman who lived in the village of Sonmiani with his Eight sons. All his sons were tall and strong, except for Moriro who was short and handicapped.
According to their profession, they all used to go to the sea to catch fish, heading towards Clifton. Muriro would always insist on going along, despite his brothers teasing him, saying, "You are weak, how will you come?"
One day Moriro’s brothers left the village at dawn and went fishing in the open sea. One day they did not come back. Later it was discovered that their boat was caught in a whirlpool – locally known as Kalachi ju kunn – just outside what is Clifton now. A whale (or crocodile) lived in the whirlpool and hunted helpless fishermen. Realizing his brothers’ tragic fate, Moriro worked with iron-smiths to design a cage, large enough to carry him with pointed spikes on outside. This cage was taken to the whirlpool where Moriro sat inside it and asked his companions to lower it in the whirlpool with the help of ropes. The beast smelling of the prey tried to swallow the cage and got stuck. The villagers pulled the cage out along with Moriro and brought it to the shore where they incised the beast’s stomach and found remains of Moriro’s brothers. The remains were brought to present day location at Gulbai.It is said that Muriro rescued his seven brothers from the belly of the crocodile and buried them at the location of Gul Bai in Karachi. He spent the rest of his life safeguarding the graves.
There are few more graves around the original seven. Is Moriro buried here too? Some will tell you that indeed Moriro was buried here too when he passed away. Others will tell you that Moriro was buried a little further from his brothers’ graves.
This entire story can also be found in the book " shah jo risalo " of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, a renowned Sindhi poet.
