Battle of Aror

Battle of Aror
Part of Umayyad conquest of Sindh

Indus river near Aror
Date711 AD
Location
Aror, Sindh
27°39′00″N 68°59′00″E / 27.65°N 68.9833°E / 27.65; 68.9833
Result Umayyad victory
Belligerents
Umayyad Caliphate Brahmin dynasty of Sindh
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim Raja Dahir †
Strength
20,000 20,000-25,000[1][2]
50,000 (modern estimates)
Battle of Aror is located in Sindh
Battle of Aror
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Location within Sindh
Battle of Aror is located in Pakistan
Battle of Aror
Battle of Aror (Pakistan)

The Battle of Aror took place in 711 AD between the Umayyad forces under Muhammad ibn al-Qasim and the army of Brahmin dynasty of Sindh under Raja Dahir. It was the last military conflict of Raja Dahir, in which the Umayyads defeated his army near The Indus River and resulted in the death of Dahir.

  1. ^ Khushalani, Gobind (2006). Chachnamah Retold : An Account Of The Arab Conquest Of Sindh. Bibliophile South Asia. p. 127. ISBN 9788185002682.
  2. ^ Sāvitrī Kotūmal Mansukhānī, Rāmu Amarlaʻlu Panjvāṇī (2002). Sindh land of hope and glory. Har-anand publication. p. 103. ISBN 9788124108468.