1. Muhammad bin Qasim and Raja Dahir in 712.
Current situation of Sindh:
In those days Sindh was considered to be a very rich but remote
area of Hindustan and governed
by the Raaye Dynasty
from 489 to 632 AD.. The last king was Raye Sahassi II. chaich was
serving under king. Chaich had an affair with the wife of the King Raani Suuhandi. When the king died chaich married him and became the king and the
Brahman rule start. Chaich ruled from 632 to 671. Dhar sena and Raaja daahir
was his son , and one daughter, Raani bai. After the death of Chaich, his
brother RaaJa Channdraa 671 to 679 reigned until.
After Raja Chandra the kingdom was divided between his son Raja and
nephew Raja Dahir (679-712). Raja Dahar was the ruler from Arwood
(Rohri) to Debal and Raja Brahmanabad (Shahzadpur). Dahar's brother DharSena
after Raj He made Dhar Sena the ruler of barahmanabad. After Dharsena's death,
Rajad Dahar became the sole ruler. These were Brahman rulers. While Raaya was a
follower of Buddhism. The lust for power and persecution of the Brahmins Dahir
thought that the empire Don't go to someone else. He married his own sister.
Reasons for the conquest of Sindh:
The king of Sarandeep took the Muslims on a ship and sent them to Iraq for Haj .These boats had entered the Makran Sea when Pirates of Makaran pushed them towards their coast and they reached near the Dibal. Pirates of Sindh robbed them and caputures all the people . One of them somehow got out and he arrived. Hajjaj bin Yusuf and told him that a woman from the tribe of Yaz Bua among the prisoners called for help. His words were Haajjaj please help us." When Hajjaj come to know he wrote a letter.and demanded from Daahir Of Sindh to leave the prisoner to which Daahir replied that the corsair were out of the way , so it is not in my hand to punish them. After this reply Hajjaj decided to attack on sind Two smaller compaigns furtile After whichh Hajjaj sent his nephew Muhammad Bin Qasim .
Muhammad Bin Qasim:
Imaduddin Muhammad
bin Qasim was born on December 31, 695 in Taif. Your father's name was
Qasim bin Yusuf. When Muhammad bin Qasim was young, his father died. Hajjaj bin
Yusuf was his uncle and father-in-law. Died on 18 July 715.
He commanded 6,000
selected Syrian and Iraqi soldiers under the command of the seventeen-year-old
Imad al-Din Muhammad bin Qasim.
The army was
dispatched. Along with him, he also sent the same number of horse-riding
soldiers and 3,000 camels loaded with supplies and equipment. The name of the
bridegroom who needed strength 500 people was Aros (bride).After passing
through Makran, Muhammad bin Qasim reached Dibal in 712 AD.
Conquest of Dibel
There was a large
temple at the site of Dibal, on the top of which a red flag was flying.
Muhammad bin Qasim was told that the inhabitants of the fort believed that
Dibal could not be conquered as long as the flag continued to fly. Therefore,
he ordered that the target of the catapult should be tied to the flag. Soon
after the flag was brought down, the defenders were disheartened and Dibel was
conquered. Muhammad bin Qasim then turned to Nirun, a city near present-day Hyderabad.
A Buddhist priest who was stationed there as the caretaker of the city.
Accepted the obedience of Muslims. Later Muhammad bin Qasim crossed the river
Indus. Dahir decided to confront the Arabs at Raver. A fierce fight ensued in which
Dahir was defeated and killed.Raj parivar according to Hindu constitution.The
women of the were burnt to death in the fire.After Rawar, Muslims conquered
Brahmanbad.
Reign of Muhammad bin Qasim And Death
Muhammad bin Qasim then captured Alwar and then proceeded to Multan, the largest city of Halai Sindh. On the way a fort named Sikka (Uch) was captured. The people of Multan fought for two months after which the Hindus were overwhelmed and defeated in 714 Multan conquered. The inhabitants of Multan, who included traders, merchants and artisans, as well as Jats and Meds, and who had been suffering a lot at the hands of the local authorities, came to the service of Muhammad bin Qasim to show respect and obedience. In accordance with the practice of the Muslims, he guaranteed the conquered peoples the protection of their lives and property and the freedom to worship.
Muhammad bin Qasim
stayed in India for four years. Died in prison during imprisonment in Iraq
in 715 during the reign of Sulaiman ibn Abd al-Mulk (717-715). Hakim
Shaibani was his trusted commander.
After Muhammad
bin Qasim
After Muhammad bin
Qasim, Yazid bin Abi Kabsha, Amir bin Abdullah Habib bin Mehlab and Umar bin
Muslim Bahli were appointed rulers of Sindh. None of them could truly succeed
Muhammad bin Qasim. Arabs ruled Sindh for 282 years. The Abbasid
governor who arrived in Sindh in 757 was HISHAM.
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