Kingdom of Sindh
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The Kingdom of Sindh was an early medieval polity in the lower Indus Valley, ruled by the Brahman dynasty and known for its strategic location and eventual incorporation into the Umayyad Caliphate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Sindh canonical | 2 |
| Kingdom of Sindh under Raja Dahir | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early medieval polity
ⓘ
historical kingdom ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Umayyad general Muhammad bin Qasim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gujarat region NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Alor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brahmanabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Muhammad bin Qasim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynastyReligion | Hindu Brahmanism ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
river trade ⓘ |
| era | early Islamic period in South Asia ⓘ |
| followedBy | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroups |
Sindhi population
ⓘ
various Indo-Aryan groups ⓘ |
| hasRulingDynasty | Brahman dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionNowIn |
Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sindh province of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of lower Indus River
ⓘ
strategic location on trade routes ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Prakrit
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Raja Dahir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian subcontinent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sindh region ⓘ South Asia ⓘ lower Indus Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Arab chronicles
ⓘ
Indian historical traditions ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Umayyad conquest of Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyLocatedOn | Indus River delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indus Valley cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | hereditary kingship ⓘ |
| precededBy | Rai dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | riverine kingdom ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Brahman dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | first major region of the Indian subcontinent incorporated into an Islamic caliphate ⓘ |
| strategicFor |
control of routes into the Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
maritime trade between Arabia and India ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 8th century CE ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kingdom of Sindh under Raja Dahir