Battle of Aror
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The Battle of Aror was an early 8th-century conflict in Sindh in which the Umayyad general Muhammad bin Qasim defeated the local ruler Raja Dahir, paving the way for Muslim rule in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Aror canonical | 3 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Rawar ⓘ |
| associatedWith | conquest of Sindh by Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
forces of Raja Dahir ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| combatant2 |
Brahman dynasty of Sindh
ⓘ
surface form:
Brahmin Hindu kingdom of Sindh
|
| commander |
Muhammad bin Qasim
ⓘ
Raja Dahir ⓘ |
| commandingEmpire | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| conflictType | battle ⓘ |
| consequence |
Umayyad control over Sindh
ⓘ
beginning of Muslim rule in Sindh ⓘ collapse of Dahir’s kingdom ⓘ |
| date | early 8th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of Umayyad rule in Sindh ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Caliphate era
|
| ledBy |
Muhammad bin Qasim
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad general Muhammad bin Qasim
|
| locatedIn | Sindh ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Pakistan ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Raja Dahir ⓘ |
| opponentState |
Kingdom of Sindh
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Sindh under Raja Dahir
|
| opposingCommander |
Muhammad bin Qasim
ⓘ
Raja Dahir ⓘ |
| outcome | death of Raja Dahir ⓘ |
| partOf | Umayyad conquest of Sindh ⓘ |
| place | Aror ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Umayyad imperial expansion ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Umayyad conquest of Sindh
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad invasion of Sindh
|
| primarySourceTradition | early Arabic chronicles ⓘ |
| region |
Indus River frontier
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Indus Valley
|
| religiousContext | expansion of Islam into Sindh ⓘ |
| result | Umayyad victory ⓘ |
| significance | pivotal event in the Islamic expansion into the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | Indus River ⓘ |
| year | 711 ⓘ |
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