Muhammad bin Qasim
A young relative of the governor al-Hajjaj who conquered Sindh and Multan in 712 and 713 while still a teenager. After al-Hajjaj died and a new caliph came to power, he was recalled and died in prison at about twenty.
At a glance
- Lived
- c. 695 to 715
- Role
- Commander
- Era
- The Umayyads of Damascus
- Chapter
- 4. Al-Andalus and the Subcontinent
Battles
- 712Battles of Debal and Aror
Muslim victory. A commander of about seventeen took the port of Debal, then defeated and killed Raja Dahir.
- 713Conquest of Multan
City taken. Multan, rich from its sun temple, was the furthest point of Muhammad bin Qasim's campaign.
Muhammad bin Qasim's world
750: The Umayyads of Damascus
Muawiya ruled from Damascus and named his son Yazid as heir, the first time the caliphate passed from father to son. Karbala followed in 680. Then came the largest expansion in Islamic history: Spain in 711, Sindh in 712 and Central Asia up to the Syr Darya.
People of the same era
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