Muhammad bin Qasim

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Muslim Umayyad general historical figure military commander

Muhammad bin Qasim was an 8th-century Umayyad general renowned for leading the early Muslim conquest of parts of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in the region of Sindh.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Muhammad bin Qasim canonical 10
Muhammad ibn Qasim al-Thaqafi 1
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim ⓘ
Umayyad general ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
allegiance Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
approximateAgeAtDeath around 20s ⓘ
battle Battle of Aror ⓘ
siege of Debal ⓘ
siege of Multan ⓘ
battled Raja Dahir ⓘ
campaign conquest of Multan ⓘ
conquest of Sindh ⓘ
civilization Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
surface form: Umayyad
dateOfBirth c. 695 ⓘ
dateOfDeath c. 715 ⓘ
deathCause execution ⓘ
employer Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
era 8th century ⓘ
familyName Ibn al-Qasim ⓘ
surface form: ibn Qasim
fullName Muhammad bin Qasim self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Muhammad ibn Qasim al-Thaqafi
givenName Muhammad ⓘ
historicalPeriod early Islamic period ⓘ
introduced Islamic governance in parts of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
Umayyad rule in Sindh ⓘ
killedBy Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
surface form: Umayyad authorities
language Arabic ⓘ
legacy considered one of the earliest Muslim conquerors in South Asia ⓘ
regarded as a foundational figure in the history of Islam in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
notableFor Umayyad conquest of Sindh ⓘ
surface form: Muslim conquest of Sindh

campaigns in Sindh and Multan ⓘ
early Muslim conquest of parts of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
notedAs one of the youngest Umayyad generals ⓘ
placeOfBirth Hejaz ⓘ
Taif ⓘ
placeOfDeath Iraq ⓘ
positionHeld governor of Sindh ⓘ
regionOfActivity South Asia ⓘ
surface form: Indian subcontinent

Multan ⓘ
Sindh ⓘ
relative al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
servedUnder Al-Walid I ⓘ
surface form: Caliph al-Walid I

al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ⓘ
territoryConquered Multan ⓘ
Sindh ⓘ
lower Indus valley ⓘ
tribe Banu Thaqif ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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

Sind → conqueredBy → Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ
Debal → conqueredBy → Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ
Muhammad bin Qasim → fullName → Muhammad bin Qasim self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muhammad ibn Qasim al-Thaqafi
Umayyad conquest of Sindh → commander → Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
Chach Nama → associatedWith → Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ
siege of Debal → commander → Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ
Raja Dahir → opponent → Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ
Raja Dahir → killedBy → Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ
Battle of Aror → commander → Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ
Battle of Aror → opposingCommander → Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ
Battle of Aror → ledBy → Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Umayyad general Muhammad bin Qasim
Bin Qasim Town → namedAfter → Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ
Ghauri missile series → namedAfter → Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ