Brahmin dynasty
Territory of the Chachas and neighbouring polities circa 600-650 CE.[1]
CapitalAror
Common languagesSanskrit, Sindhi
GovernmentMonarchy
Maharaja 
• 632–671
Chach
• 671–679
Chandar
• 695–712
Dahir
History 
• Chach founds the empire
632 CE
• Annexed by the Umayyad Caliphate
724
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Rai Kingdom
Caliphal province of Sind
Today part ofPakistan
India
Muhammad ibn Qasim's Campaigns in Sindh.
  Desert areas (Thar Desert)
  Zunbils
  Kingdom of Sindh (c. 632– 712 CE)
  Maitraka Kingdom (c.475–c.776 CE)

The Brahmin dynasty of Sindh (c. 632– 712),[2] also known as the Chacha dynasty,[3] was the ruling dynasty of the Sindh, succeeding the Rai dynasty. Most of the information about its existence comes from the Chach Nama, a historical account of the Chach-Brahmin dynasty.[4]

The members of the dynasty continued to administer parts of Sindh under the Umayyad Caliphate's Caliphal province of Sind after it fell in 712.[2] These rulers include Hullishāh and Shishah.[2]

History

See also: Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent

The dynasty was founded by a Brahmin named Chach of Aror after he married the widow of Rai Sahasi II and usurped the Buddhist Rai dynasty. His claim was further secured by the killing of Rai Sahasi II's brother.[2][5]

The casus belli for the Ummayad invasion was Sindhi pirates seizing tribute sent from the king of Serendib to the Ummayad Caliph. For the campaign Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan granted a large army to the governor Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, but no attempt was made to annex Sindh due to the caliph's death. Under his son and successor Al-Walid I, the general Muhammad bin Qasim led Islamic invasion of Sindh in 712.

During the conflict local Buddhist clans who maintained loyalty to the previous Rai dynasty such, allied themselves with the Ummayads against Dahir. The last Hindu king of Sindh Raja Dahir was killed during the battle of Aror and Sindh was annexed into the Ummayad Caliphate.[6]

Rulers

The known rulers of the Brahmin dynasty are:[2]

Under the Umayyad Caliphate:

External links

— Imperial house —Brahmin dynasty Preceded byRai dynasty Monarchy 632–712 Succeeded byCaliphate

See also

References

  1. ^ Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical Atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 146, map XIV.2 (b). ISBN 0226742210.
  2. ^ a b c d e Wink, André (1991). Al- Hind: The Slave Kings and the Islamic Conquest. Brill. pp. 152–153. ISBN 9004095098.
  3. ^ Rao, B. S. L. Hanumantha; Rao, K. Basaveswara (1958). Indian History and Culture. Commercial Literature Company. p. 337.
  4. ^ Keay, John (1999). India: A History. London: HarperCollins. pp. 182–183. ISBN 978-0-00-255717-7.
  5. ^ MacLean, Derryl N. (1989). Religion and Society in Arab Sind. Brill. ISBN 9004085513.
  6. ^ Burton, Richard (1851). Sindh and the Races that Inhabit the Valley of the Indus. Asian Educational Services. pp. 14–15. ISBN 9788120607583.


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