Dahir ibn Chach

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Dahir ibn Chach was the last Hindu ruler of Sindh in the 8th century, known for his resistance against the Umayyad Caliphate’s expansion into the Indian subcontinent.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dahir 2
Dahir ibn Chach canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
ruler of Sindh ⓘ
associatedWith Alor ⓘ
Indus River region ⓘ
linked to: Indus River basin
battle Battle of Aror ⓘ
conflict Umayyad conquest of Sindh ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Sindh ⓘ
culturalContext early medieval South Asia ⓘ
deathCause killed in battle ⓘ
deathPlace Sindh ⓘ
linked to: Province of Sindh

near Aror ⓘ
dynasty Chach dynasty ⓘ
ethnicContext Sindhi ⓘ
familyName ibn Chach ⓘ
givenName Dahir ⓘ
linked to: Dahir ibn Chach
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked the end of independent Hindu rule in Sindh ⓘ
knownFor being the last Hindu ruler of Sindh ⓘ
conflict with Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ
resistance to Umayyad expansion ⓘ
languageOfRecord Arabic chronicles ⓘ
Persian chronicles ⓘ
notableEvent defeat by Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ
opponent Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
partOf Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
positionHeld King of Sindh ⓘ
linked to: Raja Dahir

Raja of Sindh ⓘ
linked to: Raja Dahir
predecessor Chach of Alor ⓘ
regionRuled Sindh ⓘ
linked to: Province of Sindh
religion Hinduism ⓘ
source Chach Nama ⓘ
successor Umayyad rule in Sindh ⓘ
timePeriod 8th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Raja Dahir → alsoKnownAs → Dahir ibn Chach ⓘ
Dahir ibn Chach → givenName → Dahir ⓘ
linked to: Dahir ibn Chach
Chach of Alor → successor → Dahir ⓘ
linked to: Dahir ibn Chach