Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Thaqafi
محمد بن القاسم الثقفي
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Thaqafi, conqueror of Sind in al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik's caliphate; in al-Baladhuri: al-Walid transferred to Antioch a company of the Sindhi Zutt whom Muhammad ibn al-Qasim had assigned to al-Hajjaj, who sent them on to Syria — as Mu'awiya had earlier, in year 49 or 50, moved companies of Basra's Zutt and Sayabija to the coasts, settling some at Antioch.
At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Review
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Connections
- Participated in
- The Sulh of al-Rur· The Allafis' Coup on the Makran Frontier· The Sulh of al-Birun and Sadusan· The Battle and Death of Dahir· The Storming of Daybul· The Fitting-out of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim· Muhammad ibn al-Qasim Carried Bound to Death at Wasit· The Siege of Multan and the House of Gold· The Storming of Rawar and Brahmanabadh· al-Hajjaj's Sind Ledger and the Conquests after Dahir
People and things also explored
Dahir, King of Sind· Muhammad ibn Harun al-Namari· Makran· al-Qasim ibn Tha'laba al-Ta'i· الوليد بن عبد الملك· عنبسة بن إسحاق الضبي· Duhar ibn Dahir· Imran ibn Musa al-Barmaki
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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