Khafif was the ruler of Mansurah

Mansura (Brahmanabad)

Mansura was the historic capital of the Arab empire in Sindh. The city now lies in Western Pakistan and is usually known as Brahmanabad in Sindh, situated about south-east of Shahdadpur railway station, and north-east of Hyderabad.-History:...

 in Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

 who was defeated by Mahmud Ghazni Khafif is also identified with Dodo .

According to Ahmad Hasan Dani

Ahmad Hasan Dani

Professor Ahmad Hasan Dani FRAS, SI, HI , was a Pakistani intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and linguist. He was among the foremost authorities on Central Asian and South Asian archaeology and history. He introduced archaeology as a discipline in higher education in Pakistan and Bangladesh...

 , Khafif was the founder of the Soomra Dynasty who ruled for 15 years (1011-1026 AD) from his new capital at Tharri

Tharri

Tharri is a town in the Larkana District in Sindh, Pakistan. The city is well connected with the other large cities like Karachi, the provincial capital and Larkana. The city is located at 26°57'10N 67°38'30E with an altitude of 24 metres ....

 in Matli Taluka .

Scholars concur that Khafif was an Ismaili

Ismaili

' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...

 . The Ismaili are a sect of the Shias,