Brahmin dynasty of Sindh
Brahmin dynasty of Sindh "Chacha dynasty" | |||||||||
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| 632–711 | |||||||||
![Territory of the Chachas circa 650 CE.[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Map_of_the_Chachas_circa_650_CE.png/280px-Map_of_the_Chachas_circa_650_CE.png) Territory of the Chachas circa 650 CE.[1] | |||||||||
| Capital | Aror | ||||||||
| Common languages | Sanskrit, Sindhi | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Maharaja | |||||||||
• 632–671 | Chach | ||||||||
• 671–679 | Chandar | ||||||||
• 695–712 | Dahir | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Chach founds the empire | 632 632 | ||||||||
• Annexed by the Umayyad Caliphate | 724 711 | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  Pakistan | ||||||||
The Brahmin dynasty of Sindh (c. 632– 712),[2] also known as the Chacha dynasty,[3] were the Brahmin Hindu ruling family of the Chacha Empire. The Brahmin dynasty were successors of the Rai dynasty. The dynasty ruled on the Indian subcontinent which originated in the region of Sindh, present-day Pakistan. Most of the information about its existence comes from the Chach Nama, a historical account of the Chach-Brahmin dynasty.
After the Chacha Empire's fall in 712, though the empire had ended, its dynasty's members administered parts of Sindh under the Umayyad Caliphate.[2] These include Hullishāh and Shishah.[2]
History[]
The dynasty was founded by a Brahmin named Chach of Alor after he married the widow of Rai Sahasi II, the last ruler of the Rai dynasty. His claim was further secured by the killing of Rai Sahasi II's brother.[2][4]
The rule of Sindh by a Hindu dynasty raised ire in the Umayyad Caliphate. Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan granted a large army to the governor Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, but no attempt was made to annex Sindh due to the caliph's death. Under his son and successor Al-Walid I, the general Muhammad bin Qasim led Islamic invasion against Sindh in 712 where the last Hindu king of Sindh Raja Dahir died while defending his kingdom.[5]
Rulers[]
The known rulers of the Brahmin dynasty are:[2]
Under the Umayyad Caliphate:
- Dahirsiya (r. c. 679 – c. 709– from Brahmanabad)
- Hullishāh (r. c. 712 – c. 724– )
- Shishah (r. 724– )
References[]
- ^ Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 146, map XIV.2 (b). ISBN 0226742210.
- ^ a b c d e Wink, André (1991). Al- Hind: The slave kings and the Islamic conquest. 2. BRILL. pp. 152–153. ISBN 9004095098.
- ^ Rao, B. S. L. Hanumantha; Rao, K. Basaveswara (1958). Indian History and Culture. Commercial Literature Company. p. 337.
- ^ MacLean, Derryl N. (1989). Religion and Society in Arab Sind. BRILL. ISBN 9004085513.
- ^ Burton, Richard (1851). Sindh and the Races That Inhabit the Valley of the Indus. Asian Educational Services. pp. 14–15. ISBN 9788120607583.
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