Due to rapid growth and development in other to give room for expansion and easy access to move down the hills to a plain area and founded the present day KARSHI. This movement was initiated in 1945 by Alhaji Mamman Na-Aura, the 25th Emir of Karshi. Initially Karshi was part of Zaria Emirate; the Turakin Zazzau (Zaria) who represented the Emir of Zaria was the overseer of the Administration of Karshi. However, with the advent of colonial era and indirect rule, the colonial masters decide to merge Karshi with the Keffi Native Authority (NA). This solved the problem of distance from Karshi to Zaria and the cumbersomeness of the administrative framework. Administration Karshi remained with Keffi Native Authority (NA) till 1976 when the new Federal Capital Territory was carved out of some neighboring state then Plateau state. This issue of relocation brought division among the people of Karshi. The then Chief of Karshi, Alhaji Mamman Na-Aurah decided to remain within the Federal Capital Territory while others migrated and were resettled in some parts of the then Plateau State. These areas, in what is now Nasarawa state, include new Karshi, Ara, Tudun Wada, Masaka, Takalafiya, etc. Since inception, Karshi have had 27 Emir's. The first chief of Karshi was Mallam Danbaba from Kano who ruled for a period of 30 years (1366-1396). The 26th chief of Karshi was HRH Alhaji Abdulkadir Mamman who ruled for 12 years (1983-1995). The present Chief of Karshi HRH Alhaji Ismaila Danladi Mohammad ascended the throne since 1997 till date. Institutions and offices Karshi Satellite Town Development Agency(STDA), Karshi General Hospital, Karshi NTA Booster Station, Abuja Solar Energy plant, Schools Pilot Science Primary School Karshi which was the first school in 1945, Government Secondary School Karshi was established in 1981, Vocational Training and Technical College Karshi, Junior Secondary School Karshi, Fosla Football Academy, Satellite Academic Karshi, Aura Central Nursery and primary Karshi Islamic Foundation Nursery and Primary school Karshi, Agape International school Karshi, Zara Nursery and Primary school Karshi etc. Commerce and Agriculture Karshi Central market is one of the oldest market in the Federal Capital Territory which attracted people far from the neighboring state such as; Niger state, Nasarawa and Kogi state to buy and sell. Farming is the predominant occupations of Karshi people that yield to large production of agricultural product such as Yam tuber, cassava tuber, grain maize, rice, millet, sorghum, and groundnut|.