Battle of Aror
Part of Umayyad conquest of Sindh

Indus river near Aror
Date711 AD
Location
Aror, Sindh, Pakistan
27°39′00″N 68°59′00″E / 27.65°N 68.9833°E / 27.65; 68.9833
Result Umayyad victory
Belligerents
Umayyad Caliphate Brahmin dynasty of Sindh
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim Raja Dahir †
Strength
20,000 20,000-25,000[1][2]
50,000 (modern estimates)
Battle of Aror is located in Sindh
Battle of Aror
Location within Sindh
Battle of Aror is located in Pakistan
Battle of Aror
Battle of Aror (Pakistan)

The Battle of Aror, also known as the Battle of Rewar, took place in 711 AD between the Umayyad forces under Muhammad ibn al-Qasim and the army of Brahmin dynasty of Sindh under Raja Dahir. It was the last military conflict of Raja Dahir, in which the Umayyads defeated his army near Indus river and resulted in the death of Dahir.

Battle

The battle took place on the left bank of the Indus. The names of that place on those occasions were Jiwar, Bet, and Rawer.[3] After besieging Debal, Muhammad ibn Qasim joined with 2,000 horsemen from Persia addition to rest of his forces making it 20,000 men and marched towards Aror. He was opposed by Raja Dahir's forces. According to Chachnama, the strength of the forces were 20,000-25,000. According to modern historians such as K. S. Lal, the forces included not less than 50,000 men.[4][5][6][7]

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.[7] Even though Dahir fought, he was killed by an arrow in his neck and his army faced high casualties, resulting in an Umayyad victory.[8][9]

Aftermath

After the victory, Muhammed ibn Qasim found the body of Raja Dahir and sent it to Al-Hajjaj. He later dispatched his army to besiege the fort of Rewar.[8] Since his 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 Qasim.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Khushalani, Gobind (2006). Chachnamah Retold : An Account Of The Arab Conquest Of Sindh. Bibliophile South Asia. p. 127. ISBN 9788185002682.
  2. ↑ Sāvitrī Kotūmal Mansukhānī, Rāmu Amarlaʻlu Panjvāṇī (2002). Sindh land of hope and glory. Har-anand publication. p. 103. ISBN 9788124108468.
  3. ↑ Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Soc. 1887. pp. 330–331.
  4. ↑ Rapson, Edward James; Haig, Sir Wolseley; Burn, Sir Richard; Dodwell, Henry (1958). The Cambridge History of India: Turks and Afghans, edited by W. Haig. S. Chand. p. 5.
  5. ↑ Wynbrandt, James (2009). A Brief History of Pakistan. Infobase Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-8160-6184-6.
  6. 1 2 Lal, Kishori Saran (1984). Early Muslims in India. Books & Books. pp. 14–19. ISBN 978-81-85016-08-5.
  7. 1 2 Satyapal; Chandra, Prabodh (1946). Sixty Years of Congress: India Lost; India Regained, a Detailed Record of Its Struggle for Freedom. Lion Press. pp. 32–36.
  8. 1 2 Mehta, J. L. Vol. Iii: Medieval Indian Society And Culture. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 12. ISBN 978-81-207-0432-9.
  9. ↑ Kadyan, Amir (2020-04-02). Know The Jat. BlueRose Publishers. p. 10.
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