Debal

E31427

ancient port city historical city

Debal was an important ancient port city in the Sindh region, historically known as a key maritime and trade hub in the Indian Ocean.

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Label	Occurrences
Debal canonical	3

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient port city ⓘ historical city ⓘ
archaeologicalStatus	site not securely identified ⓘ
conqueredBy	Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
conquestYear	711 ⓘ
declineFactors	change in trade routes ⓘ shifting river courses ⓘ silting of harbor ⓘ
exported	grain ⓘ spices ⓘ textiles ⓘ
flourishedIn	7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ early medieval period ⓘ
governedBy	local Hindu rulers before Umayyad conquest ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith	Arab traders ⓘ Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ surface form: Indian Ocean maritime networks Sindh ⓘ surface form: Sindh region
imported	dates ⓘ horses ⓘ luxury goods ⓘ
knownFor	Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ surface form: Indian Ocean trade maritime trade ⓘ strategic port location ⓘ
languageRegion	Middle Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ Sindhi ⓘ
laterRuledBy	Muslim governors of Sindh ⓘ
locatedIn	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent Sindh ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ surface form: present-day Pakistan
locatedNear	Arabian Sea ⓘ
mentionedIn	Chach Nama ⓘ
partOf	Indus River delta ⓘ surface form: Indus River delta region
possibleLocation	near Banbhore ⓘ near modern Karachi ⓘ
regionHistoricalName	Sindh ⓘ
religiousSignificance	Buddhist sites ⓘ Hindu temples ⓘ early Islamic presence ⓘ
roleIn	Umayyad conquest of Sindh ⓘ
seaRouteConnections	Persian Gulf ⓘ Red Sea ⓘ western Indian coast ⓘ
tradeWith	Arabian Peninsula ⓘ East Africa ⓘ Persian Gulf ports ⓘ Western India ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sind → majorPort → Debal ⓘ

Umayyad conquest of Sindh → capturedCity → Debal ⓘ

siege of Debal → place → Debal ⓘ