Umayyad province of Sindh
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The Umayyad province of Sindh was an early Islamic administrative region in the lower Indus Valley established by the Umayyad Caliphate after its expansion into the Indian subcontinent.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Umayyad province
ⓘ
historical administrative division ⓘ |
| administeredBy | wali ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | al-Mansura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | al-Sind under the Umayyads ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hind (northwestern India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Brahmanabad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Mansura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Muhammad ibn al-Qasim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | Umayyad dirham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographics | majority Hindu and Buddhist population ⓘ |
| endDate |
after Abbasid Revolution
ⓘ
mid 8th century ⓘ |
| establishedAfter |
Muslim conquest of Sindh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
campaigns of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Caliph al-Walid I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Abbasid province of Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | province under caliphal governor ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Umayyad period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Islamic period ⓘ |
| includedCity |
Debal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Multan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced |
Arabic administration
ⓘ
Islamic taxation system ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Sindhi ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Islamic law (sharia) under Umayyad authority ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian subcontinent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower Indus Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRiver | Indus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | frontier province of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| notableGovernor |
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (as supervising viceroy of Iraq and the East) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Raja Dahir's kingdom of Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | Islamic rule over predominantly non-Muslim population ⓘ |
| significance |
base for early Islamic expansion into northwestern India
ⓘ
first lasting Muslim-ruled territory in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| startDate |
c. 711
ⓘ
early 8th century ⓘ |
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