Hyderabad, city, southeastern Pakistan, in Sind Province, on the Indus River. It is an important commercial center for the millet, rice, wheat, cotton, and fruit that are grown in the surrounding region. Industries include tanneries; motion picture studios; and cement, metal, and glassworks. Embroideries, lacquerware, fine textiles, and jewelry are also made in Hyderabad. The University of Sind, a medical school, and commercial and agricultural colleges are in the area. Hyderabad was founded in 1768 and remained the capital of the emirate of Sind until the British general Sir Charles James Napier conquered Sind in 1843. From 1947 to 1955 Hyderabad was the capital of Sind Province. Population (1998) 1,151,274.
