Battle of Aror
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The Battle of Aror took place in 712 AD between the Umayyad forces under Muhammad ibn al-Qasim and the army of the Brahmin dynasty of Sindh under Raja Dahir. At the Battle of Aror (Rohri), Muhammad ibn al-Qasim was met by Dahir's forces and the eastern Jats in battle.[4] It was the last military conflict involving Raja Dahir, whose army was defeated by the Umayyads near the Indus River, and Dahir was killed.
Battle
[edit | edit source]The battle took place on the left bank of the Indus. The names of that place on those occasions were Jiwar, Bet, and Rawer.[5] After besieging Debal, Muhammad ibn Qasim joined with 2,000 cavalry from Persia in addition to the rest of his forces, making it 20,000-strong, and marched towards Aror. Raja Dahir's forces opposed him. According to the Chach Nama, the strength of the troops was 20,000-25,000. According to modern historians such as K. S. Lal, the forces included not less than 50,000 men.[6][7][8][9]
Qasim, seeing the imbalance, took advantage of the ground. He waited for Dahir to attack after getting in a good position. During the battle, a fireball struck Dahir's elephant, and the elephant bore Dahir off the field.[9] Even though Dahir fought, he was killed by an arrow to his neck, and his army faced high casualties, resulting in a Umayyad victory.[10][11]
Aftermath
[edit | edit source]After the victory, Muhammed ibn Qasim found the body of Raja Dahir and sent it to Al-Hajjaj.[10] The Rani governed the capital after Dahir's death.[8] Ibn Qasim later dispatched his army to besiege the fort of Rewar.[10] Since her son had retreated to Brahmanabad in war, the queen of Raja Dahir, Rani Bai, committed jauhar to avoid being captured by the army of Mohammed ibn Qasim.[8]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Ashirbadi Lal Srivastava (1950), The Sultanate of Delhi, including the Arab invasion of Sindh, 711-1526 AD, p. 16.[1]
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