Battle of Aror

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 Raja Dahir.

Battle of Aror
Part of Umayyad conquest of Sindh

Indus river near Aror
Date711 AD
Location
Indus river
Result Umayyad victory
Belligerents
Umayyad Caliphate Brahmin dynasty of Sindh
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim Raja Dahir †
Strength
2,000 50,000

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.[1] After besieging Debal, Muhammad ibn Qasim joined with 2,000 horsemen[2] from Persia and marched towards Aror. He was opposed by Raja Dahir's force of 50,000 men.[3][4][5][6]

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.[2] Even though Dahir fought, he was killed by an arrow in his neck and his army faced high casualties, resulting in an Umayyad victory.[7][8][9][10]

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.[7][9]

References
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  3. General Report on Public Instruction in the North Western Provinces of the Bengal Presidency. 1853. p. 200.
  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.
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  6. Lal, Kishori Saran (1984). Early Muslims in India. Books & Books. pp. 14–19. ISBN 978-81-85016-08-5.
  7. Board, Pratiyogita Darpan Editorial. Pratiyogita Darpan Extra Issue Series-16 Indian History–Medieval India. Upkar Prakashan. p. 36.
  8. Translation of [a portion of pt. 3 of] the Toofut ul Kiram, a history of Sindh. By Lieut. Postans. 1845. p. 21.
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