Arab Sindh

Arab Sindh was a state in Indus, Punjab and Kashmir (South Asia) that lasted from c. 712 to 1025 CE, about 313 years. Its people spoke Arabic languages (Arabic-speaking states).

Sindh and Multan as an Umayyad and then Abbasid province. From the 850s the Habbari emirs of Mansura and the rulers of Multan acted on their own, until Mahmud of Ghazni took Multan and then Mansura.

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Facts

Dates

c. 712 to 1025 CE

Duration

313 years

Type

State

Region

Indus, Punjab and Kashmir, South Asia

Language family

Arabic

Capital

Mansura, Multan

Came from

• Brahman dynasty of Sindh c. 632 to 712 CE

Events in South Asia during its time

• 712 Arab conquest of Sindh
• 1025 Mahmud of Ghazni sacks Somnath
• 1025 Chola fleet raids Srivijaya

Neighbours in South Asia

• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE
• Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE to 1017 CE
• Pallava dynasty c. 275 to 897 CE
• Pala Empire c. 750 to 1161 CE
• Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty c. 730 to 1036 CE
• Rashtrakuta dynasty 753 to 982 CE
• Western Chalukyas 973 to 1189 CE
• Chalukyas of Badami 543 to 753 CE
• Ghaznavid Empire 977 to 1186 CE
• Kingdom of Mewar c. 728 to 1949 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

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