Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
Umayyad general and governor of Sindh (695–715) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Thaqafī (Arabic: محمد بن القاسم الثقفي; (695-12-31)31 December 695–(715-07-18)18 July 715) was an Arab military commander in service of the Umayyad Caliphate who led the Muslim conquest of Sindh (and Punjab, part of ancient Sindh), inaugurating the Umayyad campaigns in India. His military exploits led to the establishment of the Islamic province of Sindh, and the takeover of the region from the Sindhi Brahman dynasty and its ruler, Raja Dahir, who was subsequently decapitated with his head sent to al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf in Basra. With the capture of the then-capital of Aror by Arab forces, Muhammad ibn al-Qasim became the first Muslim to have successfully captured Indian land, which marked the beginning of Muslim rule in South Asia.
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim | |
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محمد بن القاسم | |
1st Governor of al-Sindh | |
In office 712 – 18 July 715 | |
Leader | Al-Walid I |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Habib ibn al-Muhallab |
Personal details | |
Born | (695-12-31)31 December 695 Taif, Hejaz, Umayyad Caliphate (present-day Saudi Arabia) |
Died | 18 July 715(715-07-18) (aged 19) Mosul, Umayyad Caliphate (present-day Iraq) |
Spouse | Zaynab (daughter of al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf) |
Relations | Sulb, al-Hajjaj (brother) |
Parents |
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Nickname | فاتح سندھ |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Umayyad Caliphate |
Battles/wars | Muslim conquest of Sind (708–711) Siege of Debal (711) Battle of Aror (711) |
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim belonged to the Banu Thaqif, an Arab tribe that is concentrated around the city of Taif in western Arabia. After the Muslim conquest of Persia, he was assigned as the governor of Fars, likely succeeding his uncle Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi. From 708 to 711, Muhammad ibn al-Qasim led the Sindh conquest. He established Islamic rule throughout the region, serving as governor of Sindh from 712 until his death in 715. After his last conquest of Multan (Punjab) he returned to Arabia where on the way he died in Mosul, in modern Iraq, though some sources[who?] record that his body was buried in Makran, a semi-desert coastal region in Balochistan.[citation needed]