Arab conquest of sindh pdf

Among the muslims the arabs first invaded the indian territories. After conversion to islam, they cast their covetous eyes on the fabulous wealth of india as. It is bounded by the thar desert to the east, the kirthar mountains to the west, and the arabian sea to the south. Many scholars have shared their views with lanepoole. Arab conquest of sindh 712 ad early mediaeval indiaafter.

Further the followers of islam were dead against idolatry practice of the hindus of india. Its wealth and huge population always attracted foreigners. Gothic spain was shattered at the battle of the guadalete in 710. In the ensuing conquests, the arabs subjugated the peoples of the. The conquest of sindh brought islamic civilization face to face with the ancient vedic civilization of the indogangetic plains. The story begin when the king of ceylon was sending to hajjaj, viceroy of the eastern provinces of the caliphate, the orphan daughters of muslim merchants who had died in his dominion. The arab conquest of sindh was led by muhammed bin kassim. Conquest of sindh the first and only arab invasion coincided in date with two other signal successes in distant parts of the globe. According to stanley lanepoole, the arab conquest of sind was only an episode in the history of india and of islama triumph without results. As the history of mohammedan rule in india begins with the conquest of sind by the moslems, it seems fitting to present an account of the arab invasion as told by one of their own historians. Some of the territory in sindh found itself under raids from the turkic ruler, mahmud ghaznavi in 1025, who ended arab rule of sindh. But his teachings made the wealthy people of mecca his enemies. Muhammad bin qasim first captured debal, from where the arab army marched along the indus.

Mar 26,2020 discuss the effects of the arab conquest of sindh related. Asad abbasi finds the book an important reexamination of a key text. As one of the only written sources about the arab conquest of sindh, and therefore the origins of islam in india, the chach nama is a key historical text that has been coopted by different interest groups for several centuries, and it has significant implications for modern imaginings about the place of islam in south asia. He was the first muslim to have successfully invaded sindh. The muslims brought with them the knowledge they derived from conquered nation with persia and byzantine. The arab conquest of sind had little effect so far as political factors were concerned. Peace was more dear to his heart than the conquest of new lands. He led 6,000 syrian cavalry and at the borders of sindh he was joined by an advance guard and six thousand camel riders and with five catapults manjaniks. The arab conquest, notes, history, ias, upsc, civil service exam. Muhammad ibn qasim aththaqafi and the arab conquest of sind.

Muslim to further strengthen their trade relations with the people of sindh, but also caused the opening up of the political relations between the subcontinent pakistan and arabia which culminated, at last, in the conquest of sindh by the arabs. Arab conquest of sind was of great significance and impact, politically, socioculturally, religiously, intellectually and even economically. The muslims did their best to be friendly with the raja of sindh. The impact of the arabs islam the arab conquest of sind arab administration intellectual achievements results of arab rule 3 islam, the youngest of the three great semitic religions, dates from the early years of the seventh century. The author is not known, however, the book was translated from arabic into persian by alkufi in the th century. There is a sharp difference of opinion among the historians on the issue of the effect of arab invasion of sindh. The alliances made by muhammad bin qasim proved to be fruitful in later invasion of islamic rulers. It was introduced into the northwestern part, sindh and multan, through an accident of history. Imaaduddin mohammad bin qasim yousaf thaqifi december 695july 18,715 is the name of the turn of civilization in the history of subcontinent when he came to sindh to emancipate the prisoners of war under the custody of indian pirates in the age of raja dahar, the then ruler of sindh. Dahir, a brahmin was the ruler of punjab at that time. The umayyad caliphate ordered muhammad bin qasim to attack over sindh. A number of local indians living in the coastal areas embraced islam. It was under the leadership of mohammadbinqasim, that sind, then a part of india along the indus river now in pakistan was conquered. Near and middle east and of north africa, and a vast territory extending from spain to.

Sind under the arabs the arab conquest of sind and their rulet the penetration of the arabs in the region and their attacks on the sea coast towns of bind began as early as in 636 a. Description download the arab conquest of sind comments. Edurev upsc question is disucussed on edurev study group by 158 upsc students. Hakam bin umair taghlabi ra, the arab general who took mekran wanted to press on into sindh. Arab conquest of sindh upsc notes edurev is made by best teachers of upsc.

To the east of this province lay the kingdom of sindh ruled by dahir, son of brahman chach. The governor of iraq received a call for help from a muslim woman who was captured by dahirs pirates. After this conquest, the arabs set up their settlements in different parts of sindh. Later on napier had some inkling of the injustice of the invasion, for he said, we. Egypt from the islamic conquest to 1250 britannica. Although the arabs did not rule for a very long time yet they are called the bridge connectors for.

From the ancient times, india was famous as the fanatical land and was called golden sparrow. After the spread of islam in egypt and syria, the caliph walid 1 of damascus had permitted the arabs to go ahead with their indian mission. It is an important source to study the arab conquest of sindh. What were the causes and impacts of the arab invasion over. During his raids of northern sindh, the arab capital of sindh, mansura, was largely destroyed. The arab conquest of sindh by muhammad bin qasim in 712 ad gave the muslims a firm foothold on the subcontinent. By the 8th century ad, the arabs had acquired a core position from spain to india, connecting the trade of mediterranean and the indian ocean. Muhammadbinqasim was an umayyad general who conquered the sindh and punjab regions at a very young age of 17. New cities were founded, and social and cultural relations with the arab world became strong. The arab conquered sindh but it was not a lasting victory. Muslim conquests in the indian subcontinent mainly took place from the 12th to the 16th centuries, though earlier muslim conquests include the invasions into modern pakistan and the umayyad campaigns in india, during the time of the rajput kingdoms in the 8th century.

Islam the arab conquest of sind arab administration intellectual achievements results of arab rule. Arab conquest of sindh resulted in the spread of islam to north india. Isbn 9789231032110 the first arab invasion of iran part one the arab conquest of iran b. Arab sea trade, linking the mediterranean with india, was controlled by the sasanians. The penetration of the arabs in the region and their attacks on the sea coast towns of bind began as early. Nazeer ahmed, phd the conquest of sindh, located in todays pakistan, happened in stages. Arab conquest of sind sind or sindh is a province of modernday pakistan. Arab conquest of sindh, arab did not rule for very long time yet they are called the bridge connectors for india and rest of the world,mainly europe. This document is highly rated by upsc students and has been viewed 1035 times. These documents on medieval history cover important. Muslim conquests in the indian subcontinent wikipedia. The arabs had been the carriers of indian trade to europe for centuries. During the caliphate of omar ibn al khattab r, muslim armies approached the coast of makran, but omar r withdrew the troops in response to reports of a harsh and inhospitable terrain.

Arab conquest of sindh was of great significance and impact, politically, socioculturally, religiously, intellectually and even economically. Awasthi wrote, the turkish conquest of india began with the arab conquest of sind. The futuh albuldan conquests of the lands by albaladhuri d. Propagation of islam was one of the key factors behind the arab invasion of sind. Chapter vi sqciocpltural life of sind it is an established. The arab conquest of sindh was destined to sow the seed of. The chachnama and muslim origins in south asia is a critical literary, historical and intellectual analysis of a th century persian text which tells the story of the arab invasions of sindh in the 78th centuries. The conquest of sind was successful after a number of attempts.

In later centuries, there was much that muslim scholarship would learn from indiamathematics, astronomy, iron smeltingto name but a few subjects. Muslim conquests simple english wikipedia, the free. The arab conquest of sind is compressed into a few pages of the fut. The conquest of sindh, located in pakistan, happened in stages. These documents on medieval history cover important events and concepts to focus. Today sindh is the same islamic region like the iraq and egypt, in these circumstances we cannot deny the greatness of the arab conquest of sindh, its historical importance and its consequences. Advent of islam in the subcontinent the last prophet of. He established a new unified political polity in the arabian peninsula which under the following rashidun and umayyad caliphates saw a century of rapid expansion of arab power well beyond. The description of hiun tsang, a chinese historian, leaves no doubt that the social and economic restrictions inherent in the caste differentiations of hindu society had however, gradually sapped the inner. What were the causes and results of the arab conquest of sind. This topic is important for the complete understanding of the muslim.

The reason was that some arab ships were looted by indian pirates sponsored by king dahir. The period of egyptian history between the advent of islam and egypts entrance into the modern period opens and closes with foreign conquests. After the arab traders became muslim, they brought islam to south asia. Essay on the consequences and importance of arab invasion. Litvinskythe first arab invasion of iran a new religion islam was founded by muhammad d. The arab conquest of sind certainly opened the way for. However, it was the muslim conquests in persia, including the provinces of kirman and makran, which brought the arabs face to face with the then ruler of sindh, who had allied with the ruler of makran.

Download the book from rbsi archive rare book society of india. Effects of the conquest of sindh the impact of the conquest of sindh by the arabs was reciprocal. Today, sind is given the nick name babeislam, the meaning of which is the gateway of islam the foundation of arab domination in sind in 712 a. Arab s were conquering the world, starting from syria, palestine, egypt and persia while india was struggling with the unstable kingdom of hindus. Muhammad bin qasim althaqafi, also known by the laqab of imad addin, was an arab commander of the umayyad caliphate general, who, during the reign of caliph alwalid i, led the muslim conquest of sindh and multan from the third and the last maharaja of the brahmin dynasty, raja dahir. Arab conquest of sindh 712 ad hindi medieval history simplified through storytelling crash course upsc cse. The early muslim conquests timeline timetoast timelines. Find information about arab invasion of sind under mohammedbinqasim, its venue, year, reasons, winner, loser and aftermath of the battles. Muhammed bin khasim was the nephew of al hajaj, the governor of the arab province of basra. Information about muhammad bin qasim and the arab conquest of sind in the medieval arabic sources is limited compared to the contemporary muslim conquest of transoxiana.

Though the arabs were not the actual conquerors of india, they were the path finders and torch bearers. Muslim conquest of sindh in 712, alhajjaj, the governir of basra led a battle against sindh s ruler dahir, and would defeat dahir. Kabir, undoubtedly establishment of islamic government in sindh is the greatest event in the history of islam and subcontinent. Islamization and the arab conquest of sindh officially sanctioned histories of sindh in pakistan routinely describe the invasion and subsequent conquest of sindh by mohammad bin qasim in 711 as an event that liberated the masses of sindh from brahminical tyranny and oppressive caste rule, ushering in an era of unprecedented social equality. Essay on the consequences and importance of arab invasion of sindh.