Arab Conquest of Sindh in Indian History:
- During the Khaliphate of Omar, Arab forces made fertile attempts to get Bombay
- Arabs captured Sindh in 712 AD.
- The Arab conquest of Sindh was led by Muhammed Bin Kassim.
- Muhammed Bin Khasim was the nephew of Al- Hajaj, the governor of the Arab province of Basra.
- Dahir, a Brahmin was the ruler of Punjab at that time. He was killed by Kassim.
- The Arabs lost control over Sindh in 779 AD.
- Arab conquest of Sindh resulted in the spread of Islam to North India.
- But Islam was first introduced in India by Malik Ibn Dinar in Kerala in 644 AD.
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