Dahir of Aror
Raja Dahir (663 – 712 CE) was the last Hindu ruler of Sindh (in present-day Pakistan). A Brahmin ruler, his kingdom was invaded in 711 CE by the Arab Umayyad Caliphate, led by Muhammad bin Qasim, where Dahir died while defending his kingdom. According to the Chachnama, the Umayyad campaign against Dahir was due to a pirate raid off the coast of the Sindhi coast that resulted in gifts to the Umayyad caliph from the king of Serendib (Old name of Sri Lanka) being stolen.
| Dahir of Aror | |||||
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| Maharaja of Sindh | |||||
| 3rd and last Maharaja of Brahmin dynasty of Sindh | |||||
| Reign | 695–712 CE | ||||
| Predecessor | Chandar | ||||
| Successor | Kingdom abolished (annexed by the Umayyad Caliphate) | ||||
| Regent | Dahir | ||||
| Born | 663 CE Aror, Chacha dynasty | ||||
| Died | 712 CE (aged 49) Sindhu River, Chacha dynasty | ||||
| Spouses | Ladee | ||||
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| Dynasty | Brahmin dynasty of Sindh | ||||
| Father | Chach | ||||
| Mother | Rani Suhanadi (former wife of Rai Sahasi) | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
He fought 2 to 3 battles successfully but was killed at the Battle of Aror while defending his region at Sindh which took place between his dynasty and the Arabs at the banks of the Indus River, near modern-day Nawabshah at the hands of the Arab general Muhammad bin Qasim.
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