It was created in 2022 from part of Dera Ghazi Khan district, and was officially notified in 2024.

[3] The eastern part of district consists of fertile plaines irrigated by River Indus and its canal systems, while the western half comprises mountains of Koh e Sulaiman range.

The region around Taunsa district was an ancient settlement and remained a village or town earlier to 21st century.

Taunsa Sharif was part of the Khanate of Kalat from 1717 to 1795, and later controlled by Afghans before being surrendered to the Sikh Empire in 1819.

Sakhani (a Baloch tribe was ruler,who pledged allegiance to the Maharaja, before arrival of British rule which made them semi autonomous as part of British divide and rule policy.