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Muhammad of GhorMu'izz al-Din Muhammad ibn Sam (Persian: معز الدین محمد بن سام, romanized: Muʿizz al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Sām; c. 1144 – 15 March 1206), also known as Muhammad of Ghor or Muhammad Ghori, was a ruler from the Ghurid dynasty based in the Ghur region of what is today central Afghanistan who ruled from 1173 to 1206. Muhammad and his elder brother Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad ruled in a dyarchy until the latter's death in 1203.
Indian subcontinentThe Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan.
Muhammad ibn al-QasimMuḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Thaqafī (Arabic: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ الثَّقَفِيِّ; (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.
PunjabPunjab ( pun-JAHB; Punjabi: Panjāb, pronounced [pəɲˈd͡ʒaːb] ) is a geographical, ethnolinguistic, and historical region in South Asia, located in its northwestern part, comprising areas of modern-day Pakistan and northwestern India. Lahore is its largest city and historic capital, with other major cities including Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, and Sialkot in Pakistan; alongside Ludhiana, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, and Patiala in India.
Ghurid dynastyLate 8th-century–1215 Iranian dynasty from Ghor, modern AfghanistanThe Ghurid dynasty (also spelled Ghorids; Persian: دودمان غوریان, romanized: Dudmân-e Ğurīyân; self-designation: Persian: شنسبانی, romanized: Šansabānī) was a culturally Persianate dynasty of eastern IranianTajik origin, which ruled from the 8th-century in the region of Ghor, and became an Empire from 1175 to 1215.
Battle of RasilBelligerentsRai dynastyRashidun CaliphateCommanders and leaders Raja Rasil Rai Sahasi IIRai Sahiras II Suhail ibn AdiUsman ibn Abi al-'AsHakam ibn AmrStrength Unknown UnknownCasualties and losses Unknown UnknownThe Battle of Rasil (Sindhi: راسل جي جنگ) was fought between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Rai dynasty of Sindh in early 640 AD in present-day Pakistan. It was the first battle the Muslims fought in the Indian subcontinent.
Rashidun CaliphateThe Rashidun Caliphate (Arabic: الخلافة الرّاشدة, romanized: al-Khilāfat ar-Rāshidah) was the early Islamic polity led by the first four successive caliphs (lit. "successors"): Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali, collectively known as the Rashidun, or "Rightly Guided" caliphs.
Arab conquest of SindhBelligerentsUmayyad CaliphateSupported by:JatsChach dynastySupported byKiraj or Kurij kingdomJatsCommanders and leadersMuhammad ibn QasimUbaidullah †Budail †Mokah BasayahRaja Dahir† Jaisimha †Casualties and lossesc.
Ghaznavid EmpireMedieval Muslim Turkic dynasty and state (977–1186)The Ghaznavid Empire (Persian: غزنویان, romanized: Ġaznaviyān) was a culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim state of TurkicKarluk origin. Flourishing from 977 to 1186, the empire spread from the Oxus to the Indus Valley at its greatest extent.
Conquest of Multan (714)BelligerentsUmayyad CaliphateKingdom of SindhCommanders and leadersMuhammad ibn al-Qasim BachhraStrength Unknown UnknownCasualties and losses 240 killed 6,000 killedThe Conquest of Multan was a military campaign launched by the Umayyads against the city of Multan. The conquest was successful, and it was the last military campaign of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim.
Umayyad CaliphateSecond Islamic caliphate (661–750)*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.