Siege of Rawar

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Siege of Rawar Fight
Date712 AD
Location
Sindh, Pakistan
Result Umayyad Caliphate victory
Belligerents
Umayyad caliphate Brahmin dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim Rani bai
Strength
Unknown (But small) 15,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown 6,000

The Siege of Rawar[1] was fought between the Umayyad caliphate led by Muhammad ibn al-Qasim and Brahmin dynasty led by Rabi bai, the widow of Raja Dahir.

The Siege[edit]

When the Raja Dahir was killed in the Battle of Aror then Rani bai fled into the fortress of Rawar with the Garrison of 15,000 warriors and they were ready to opposed the arab armies.[2][3][4]

Muhammad ibn al-Qasim arrives and disposed his army, and ordered the miners to dig and undermine the walls. He divided his army into two divisions ; one was to fight during the day with mangonels, arrows, and javelins, and the other to throw naphtha, and stones during the night. Thus the bastions were thrown down. Rani bai, the sister and wife of Raja Dahir, assembled all her women and said, Jaisiya is separated from us, and Muhammad ibn al-Qasim is come.God forbid that we should owe our liberty to these outcast cow-eaters! Our honour would be lost! Our respite is at an end, and there is nowhere any hope of escape , so in the end they went to the house and committed jauhar.[5][6][7]

When Muhammad ibn al-Qasim occupied the fort, he massacred 6,000 fighting men he found there and seized all the wealth and treasure and collected 60,000 slaves.[8][9][10]

Aftermath[edit]

From Rawar, Muhammad ibn al-Qasim proceeded towards Brahmanabad which was defended by Jai Singh, the son of Raja Dahir. The fighting was bitter. As many as 8,000 or 20,000 persons were killed. When Jai Singh found that further resistance was useless, he retired from Brahmanabad.It was after the fall of Brahmanabad that Muhammad ibn al-Qasim captured Rani Ladi, another widow of Raja Dahir and his two daughters Suryadevi and Parmal Devi.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Qasem, M. A. (1958). Muslim Rule in India: From the Invasion of Muhammad-bin-Qasim to the Battle of Plassey, 712-1757 A.D. Z.A. Qasem. pp. 20–21.
  2. ^ DHAR, TRILOKI NATH; Dhar, Raj Shree (2014-01-01). THE BATTERED HINDU: History of India from 712 A.D. to 1947 A.D. Mohini publications. p. 44.
  3. ^ Qasem, M. A. (1958). Muslim Rule in India: From the Invasion of Muhammad-bin-Qasim to the Battle of Plassey, 712-1757 A.D. Z.A. Qasem. p. 21.
  4. ^ Mehta, Jaswant Lal (1979). Advanced Study in the History of Medieval India. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 38. ISBN 978-81-207-0617-0.
  5. ^ K. S. Lal (1993). The Legacy of Muslim Rule In India by K. S. Lal.
  6. ^ M.D, Andrew G. Bostom (2010-12-29). The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims. Prometheus Books. p. 438. ISBN 978-1-61592-017-4.
  7. ^ Dowson, John (1963). The History of India as Told by Its Own Historians: The Muhammadan Period. Studies in Indian history, vol. 1. p. 172.
  8. ^ M.D, Andrew G. Bostom (2010-12-29). The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims. Prometheus Books. p. 550. ISBN 978-1-61592-017-4.
  9. ^ Anand, Jitendra. Conspirator. JAI3E Books & Publishing. p. 111.
  10. ^ Ph.D, Jeffrey M. Shaw; Demy, Timothy J. (2017-03-27). War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict [3 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 979-8-216-16317-6.
  11. ^ Mahajan, V. D. (2007). History of Medieval India. S. Chand Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-219-0364-6.
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