Raja Dahir's kingdom of Sindh
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Raja Dahir's kingdom of Sindh was a Hindu-ruled realm in the lower Indus Valley, centered in what is now southern Pakistan, that became historically notable as the target of the early 8th-century Umayyad expansion into the Indian subcontinent.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu-ruled polity
ⓘ
historical kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Indus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Muhammad bin Qasim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gujarat region NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Alor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalEnd | early 8th century ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Muhammad bin Qasim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conquestDate |
711
ⓘ
712 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Brahman dynasty of Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
riverine trade ⓘ |
| endReason | defeat and death of Raja Dahir in battle ⓘ |
| ethnoCulturalContext | Sindhi ⓘ |
| governanceType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalSource | Chach Nama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | resistance to early Umayyad expansion ⓘ |
| languageLikelySpoken |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
Sindhi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sindh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower Indus Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | southern Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | campaigns of Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Arab conquest of Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfTradeNetwork | Indian Ocean trade ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | hereditary kingship ⓘ |
| predecessorState | Rai dynasty of Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalRole | frontier kingdom between Indian polities and western Islamic world ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousCommunities |
Buddhists
ⓘ
Hindus ⓘ |
| religiousInstitutions | Hindu temples ⓘ |
| ruler | Raja Dahir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | first major region of the Indian subcontinent conquered by Muslim forces ⓘ |
| successorState | Umayyad province of Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
7th century
ⓘ
early 8th century ⓘ |
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