Dahir, King of Sind
داهر ملك السند
Dahir, king of Sind; refusing to free the pirated women — 'pirates beyond my power' — he met Muhammad ibn al-Qasim elephant-backed amid elephants and the Kakira, dismounted, fought, and fell at evening; al-Mada'ini names a Kilabi his killer.
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- Era
- The Umayyad Period
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People and things also explored
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Thaqafi· al-Daybul· عنبسة بن إسحاق الضبي· Budayl ibn Tahfa al-Bajali· Ubaydallah ibn Nabhan· Mihran· The Battle and Death of Dahir· The Daybul Pirates and the Cry 'ya Hajjaj'
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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