Battle of Aror

Battle of Aror
Part of Umayyad conquest of Sindh

Indus river near Aror
Date711 AD
Location
Aror, Sindh
27°39′00″N 68°59′00″E / 27.65°N 68.9833°E / 27.65; 68.9833
Result Umayyad victory
Belligerents
Umayyad Caliphate Kingdom of Sindh
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim Raja Dahir †
Strength
20,000 20,000–25,000
50,000 (modern estimates)
Location within Sindh
Battle of Aror (Pakistan)

The Battle of Aror took place in 711 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 in battle. It was the last military conflict involving Raja Dahir, whose army was defeated by the Umayyads near the Indus River and Dahir was killed.

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