The Story Muhammad Bin Qasim

Muhammad bin Qasim was born around 695 AD. He belonged to the Saqqafi tribe; that had originated from Taif in Arabia. He grew up within the care of his mom; he quickly have become a notable asset to his uncle Muhammad Ibn Yusuf, the governor of Yemen. His judgment, capacity and competencies left many different officers and forced the ruler to appoint him within the country department. He changed into also a near relative of Hajjaj bin Yousuf, due to the affect of Hajjaj, the young Muhammad bin Qasim was appointed the governor of Persia while in his young adults, and he overwhelmed the rise up in that region. There is likewise a popular tradition that offers him as the son-in-regulation of Hajjaj bin Yousuf. He conquered the Sindh and Punjab areas along the Indus River for the Umayyad Caliphate.

There are both lengthy and short time period reasons for the conquest of india. Arabs had exchange with India and Eastern Asia. The alternate turned into carried via sea rout; the rout changed into hazardous due to the plunder of the Pirates of Sindh. The Arab rebels also get refuge in Sindh. Thus the Umayyad wanted to consolidate their rule and also to comfortable the alternate rout.  During Hajjaj’s governorship, the Mids of Debal (Pirates) plundered the gifts of Ceylon’s ruler to Hijjaj and attacked on ships of Arab that had been carrying the orphans and widows of Muslim soldiers who died in Sri Lanka. Thus providing the Umayyad Caliphate the valid reason, that enabled them to advantage a foothold within the Makran, and Sindh areas.



The Umayyad caliphate ordered Muhammad Bin Qasim to attack over Sindh. He led 6,000 Syrian cavalry and at the borders of Sindh he changed into joined via an develop protect and 6 thousand camel riders and with 5 catapults (Manjaniks). Muhammad Bin Qasim first captured Debal, from in which the Arab navy marched along the Indus. At Rohri he turned into met with the aid of Dahir’s forces. Dahir died in the battle, his forces had been defeated and Muhammad bin Qasim took manipulate of Sind. Mohammad Bin Qasim entered Daibul in 712 AD. As a result of his efforts, he succeeded in shooting Daibul. He persisted his Victorious Progress in succession, Nirun, citadel (called Sikka), Brahmanabad, Alor, Multan and Gujrat. After the conquest of Multan, he carried his fingers to the borders of Kigdom of Kashmir, but his dismissal stopped the in addition improve. Now Muslims have been the masters of complete Sindh and a part of Punjab as much as the borders of Kashmir in the north. After the conquest, he adopted a conciliatory coverage, inquiring for attractiveness of Muslim rule by the natives in go back for non-interference of their spiritual and cultural practices. He additionally established peace with a sturdy taxation gadget. In go back he furnished the warranty of safety of existence and property for the natives.  Hajjaj died in 714. When Walid Bin Abdul Malik died, his more youthful brother Suleman succeeded because the Caliph. He became a bitter enemy of Hajjaj’s family. He recalled Mohammad Bin Qasim from Sindh, who obeyed the orders as the responsibility of a widespread. When he came back, he became positioned to death on 18th of July, 715AD on the age of twenty.