Emirate of Multan

Emirate of Multan
855–1010
Coinage of Emir Munabbih I, flourished 912-3 CE. Obverse: śri adi/ varāha ("Lord Adi Varaha", an avatar of Vishnu) in Brahmi in two lines.[1] Reverse: Three pellets; lillah munabbih in Arabic below.[2] of Emirate of Multan
Coinage of Emir Munabbih I, flourished 912-3 CE. Obverse: śri adi/ varāha ("Lord Adi Varaha", an avatar of Vishnu) in Brahmi in two lines.[1] Reverse: Three pellets; lillah munabbih in Arabic below.[2]
Map of the Multan Emirate circa 900 CE.
Map of the Multan Emirate circa 900 CE.
CapitalMultan
Religion
Islam
GovernmentEmirate
History 
• Munabbih I came to power under Abbasid Caliphate
855
• Death of Al-Mutawakkil and Anarchy at Samarra allowed Banu Munabbih to declare independence
861
• Banu Lawi overthrew the Banu Munabbih
959
• Emirate of Multan ends
1010
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Caliphal province of Sind
Ghaznavid Empire
Today part ofPakistan
India

The Emirate of Multan was a medieval kingdom in Punjab region in the northwest Indian subcontinent[3] that was centred around city of Multan (present-day Punjab, Pakistan). It initially extended towards parts of Kashmir, and included large parts of present day Punjab. It was initially ruled by the tribe of Banu Munabbih. In 959 CE, Ismaili Qarmatians under Banu Lawi gained control of the Emirate and in 1010, it was conquered by Ghaznavid Empire.[4]

  1. ^ Ahmed, Bilal; Tandon, Pankaj; Bhandare, Shailendra (2020). "BILINGUAL COINS OF SULAYMAN: A SAMID AMIR OF MEDIEVAL MULTAN" (PDF). Journal of the Oriental Numismatic Society. 239: 15.
  2. ^ "British Museum". The British Museum.
  3. ^ Islam in the World Today. p. 17. From southern Iran the Arabs pressed forward through Baluchistan as far as the Indus Valley and founded the emirate of Multan in 711, which was to become the nucleus of Islamic India
  4. ^ "Tareekh-e-Pakistan (Wasti Ahad)". Yahya Amjad. Retrieved 2023-11-12.