The Arab conquest of Kaikan (alternatively Kikan, Kiknan, Qaiqan or Qayqan) was a military campaign by the Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphates aganist the Jats of Kaikan, in present-day Pakistan.[1] The Kingdom of Kaikan faced several invasions from the caliphate. During the reign of the Khalifa Al-Mutasim, the Arabs annexed this region successfully after defeating the Jats.
| Arab conquest of Kaikan | |||||||||
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| Part of Umayyad conquest of Sindh | |||||||||
 Kaikan mountain ranges | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Rashidun Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate | Jats of Kaikan | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Harith ibn Murrah al-Abdi | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
- ^ Barve, Shashikant V. (1995). Introduction to Classical Arabic: A Contribution to Islamic and Oriental Studies. S.V. Barve. p. 451.