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Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Thaqafī ( Arabic: محمد بن القاسم الثقفي; () 31 December 695– () 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.
Mar 6, 2024 · Muhammad-bin-Qasim (December 31, 695 – July 18, 715) was an Arab military commander in the service of the Umayyad Caliphate who led the Muslim conquest of Sindh during the Umayyad campaigns in India.
The Umayyad caliphate ordered Muhammad Bin Qasim to attack over Sindh. 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).
Muhammed bin Qasim was only a young man of seventeen but was one of the most capable generals of the era. Paying attention to detailed planning, he sent heavy assault engines and army supplies by sea while the cavalry advanced by land through Baluchistan.
Muhammad-bin Qasim was the son-in-law of Al-Hajjaj, so he dismissed him and sent to Mesopotamia as a prisoner where he was tortured to death. For more than 150 years, Sind and Multan continued to remain as the part of the Caliph’s Empire.
Dec 24, 2014 · Muhammad-bin-Qasim was an Umayyad general who conquered the Sindh and Punjab regions at a very young age of 17. Even today, Sind invasion is considered as one of the...
Aug 22, 2017 · Muhammad Bin Qasim was known by Laqab ‘Imad ad-Din.’. He was a military commander of the ‘Umayyad Caliphate’ and led the Muslim Conquest of Multan and Sindh from the last Hindu ruler Raja Dahir in a conflict with Alor. He was 1 st Muslim to capture Hindu regions successfully and started the early Muslim Rule.
Jun 1, 2003 · Muhammad bin Qasim proved Hajjaj right when he, without many problems, managed to win all his military campaigns. He used both his mind and military skills in capturing places like Daibul, Raor, Uch and Multan.
Muhammad bin Qasim moved back to Nerun to resupply and receive reinforcements sent by Hajjaj. The Arabs crossed the Indus further South and defeated the army of Dahir, who was killed. Brahmanabad, then Alor and finally Multan, were captured alongside other in-between towns with only light Muslim casualties.
Muhammad bin Qasim al-Thaqafi (Arabic: محمد بن قاسم) was an Arab general of the Islamic Umayyad Caliphate who attacked the Sindh and Punjab regions along the Indus River (now a part of Pakistan).
