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Umayyad Caliphate — Sindh province
Caliphate province
Level 2
c. 712 CE – c. 750 CE
Muhammad ibn Qasim's conquest brought Sindh into the Umayyad Caliphate.
- Capital
- Aror / Mansura
- Region
- Northwest
- Duration
- 38 years
- Main period
- Tripartite Struggle
Approximate extent.
At a glance
Move along the chart to read any year; click a ruler or event to open the map there.
Rulers
- Muhammad ibn Qasim Commander711 CE – 715 CEConqueror of Sindh and Multan.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 712 CE | Muhammad ibn Qasim conquers Sindh Raja Dahir killed; Sindh joins the Umayyad Caliphate. Raja Dahir was killed and Sindh became an Umayyad province. |
Debal / Aror |
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Umayyad Caliphate — Sindh province for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Anuradhapura Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 437 BCE – c. 1017
Overlap: 38 years
Pallava Dynasty ★
South · c. 275 CE – c. 897 CE
Overlap: 38 years
Chalukyas of Badami ★
Deccan · c. 543 CE – c. 753 CE
Overlap: 38 years
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari ★
West · c. 650 CE – c. 1194
Overlap: 38 years
Gurjara-Pratihara Empire ★
North · c. 730 CE – c. 1036
Overlap: 20 years
Western Ganga Dynasty
South · c. 350 CE – c. 1000
Overlap: 38 years
Kamarupa
Northeast · c. 350 CE – c. 1140
Overlap: 38 years
Licchavi Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 400 CE – c. 750 CE
Overlap: 38 years
Maitraka Dynasty
West · c. 475 CE – c. 776 CE
Overlap: 38 years
Later Guptas of Magadha
East · c. 490 CE – c. 750 CE
Overlap: 38 years
Pandya Kingdom (First Empire)
South · c. 590 CE – c. 920 CE
Overlap: 38 years
Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi
Deccan · c. 624 CE – c. 1075
Overlap: 38 years
Karkota Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 625 CE – c. 855 CE
Overlap: 38 years
Turk Shahis
Northwest · c. 665 CE – c. 822 CE
Overlap: 38 years
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212
Overlap: 38 years
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Overlap: 22 years
Tomaras of Delhi
North · c. 736 CE – c. 1152
Overlap: 14 years