Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
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title:
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
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Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Thaqafī was an Arab military commander in service of the Umayyad Caliphate who led the Muslim conquest of Sindh, inaugurating the Umayyad campaigns in India. His military exploits led to the establishment of the Islamic province of Sindh, and the takeover of the region from the Sindhi Brahman dynasty and its ruler, Raja Dahir, who was subsequently decapitated with his head sent to al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf in Basra. With the capture of the then-capital of Aror by Arab forces,
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description:
Umayyad general and governor of Sindh (695–715)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_al-Qasim
date created:
2004-01-17T13:55:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T12:23:24Z
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