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Brahmin Dynasty of Sindh (Chach)
Dynasty
Level 2
c. 632 CE – c. 712 CE
Dynasty of Chach and Raja Dahir, conquered by the Umayyads.
- Capital
- Aror
- Region
- Northwest
- Duration
- 80 years
- Main period
- Post-Gupta / Early Medieval
Approximate extent.
Rulers
- Chach Kingc. 632 CE – c. 671 CE
- Raja Dahir Kingc. 695 CE – c. 712 CEKilled fighting Muhammad ibn Qasim.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
📚 Recommended reading on the Brahmin Dynasty of Sindh (Chach)
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Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12)
Source-based chapters on Harappa, Vijayanagara, the Mughal court and 1857 — essential for UPSC.
Textbook
An Introduction to Indian Art, Part I (Class 11)
The standard base for art and architecture questions — stupas, temples and sculpture.
Reference
A History of South India
The classic survey of the south, from prehistory to the fall of Vijayanagara.
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Brahmin Dynasty of Sindh (Chach) for a significant part of its history.
Anuradhapura Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 437 BCE – c. 1017
Pallava Dynasty ★
South · c. 275 CE – c. 897 CE
Chalukyas of Badami ★
Deccan · c. 543 CE – c. 753 CE
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari ★
West · c. 650 CE – c. 1194
Western Ganga Dynasty
South · c. 350 CE – c. 1000
Kamarupa
Northeast · c. 350 CE – c. 1140
Licchavi Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 400 CE – c. 750 CE
Maitraka Dynasty
West · c. 475 CE – c. 776 CE
Later Guptas of Magadha
East · c. 490 CE – c. 750 CE
Pandya Kingdom (First Empire)
South · c. 590 CE – c. 920 CE
Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi
Deccan · c. 624 CE – c. 1075
Karkota Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 625 CE – c. 855 CE
Turk Shahis
Northwest · c. 665 CE – c. 822 CE
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212