Momal- Ji- Mari is the fortress at the distance of about 15 kilometer from the Ghotki town in the village known as "Mathelo". It is believed that in the year 536 B.C. in the earth-quake Mathelo town ruined along with other small towns of the Sindh. Iranian King Dara-II partly reconstructed the Mathelo. Mathelo fortress was reconstructed in 650 A.D. in the days of Rai Dynasty. During the days of Soomras (from 1051 to 1351 A.D. this family ruled Sindh) Raja Nand Gujar Rajput ruled the northern Sindh, whose capital was Mathelo. Here is the picture, in which Syed Akhtar Shah Bukhari (Chief Editor of Weekly Parahphuti) and Mr. Abdul Majeed (Field Manager of OGDCL Qadirpur) are visiting Momal - ji - Mari.

Raja Nand has nine daughters, from them "Soomal" was most intelligent and wisest and "Moomal" was the most beautiful. The Soomra ruler Hamir was keen to marry Moomal but Moomal loved Rano, the minister of Hamir. When Hamir came to know this he invaded Mathelo to take revenge of his insult. In the result of it Mathelo town and its historical fortress got completely destroyed. In the record of department of archeology this fortress is entered under the name of Momal - Ji - Mari and it is described as protected monument. (Referred from "Nai Zindagi" May, 1992).