Dahir of Aror
| Dahir of Aror | |||||
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| Maharajah of Sindh | |||||
| Maharaja of Sindh | |||||
| Reign | 695–712 CE | ||||
| Predecessor | Chandar | ||||
| Successor | Kingdom abolished (annexed by the Umayyad Caliphate) | ||||
| Regent | Dahir | ||||
| Born | 663 CE Aror, Chacha dynasty | ||||
| Died | 712 CE (aged 49) Sindhu River, Chacha dynasty | ||||
| Spouses | •Ladee •Rani Bai | ||||
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| Dynasty | Brahmin dynasty of Sindh | ||||
| Father | Chach | ||||
| Mother | Rani Suhanadi (former wife of Rai Sahasi) | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Raja Dahir (663 – 712 CE) was the last Hindu ruler of Sindh (in present-day Pakistan). A Brahmin ruler, his kingdom was invaded in 711 CE by the Arab Umayyad Caliphate, led by Muhammad bin Qasim, where Dahir died. According to the Chach Nama, the Umayyad campaign against Dahir was due to a pirate raid off the Sindh coast that resulted in gifts to the Umayyad caliph from the king of Serendib (Old name of Sri Lanka) being stolen.
Raja Dahir was born in 663 CE into the Brahman dynasty of Sindh, a family deeply rooted in Hindu traditions and governance. His father, Chach of Aror, who ruled from 631 to 671 CE, was a Brahmin who ascended to the throne after marrying the widowed Queen Suhandi. This event established the Chach dynasty, which would rule Sindh for nearly a century.
He fought 3 battles successfully but was killed in the final one after being betrayed by the Buddhists who resented him during the Battle of Aror. He died defending his region at Sindh which took place between his dynasty and the Arabs at the banks of the Indus River, near modern-day Nawabshah at the hands of the Arab general Muhammad bin Qasim.