Draft:Battle of Ash-Sharki

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Battle of Ash-Sharki
Part of Umayyad campaign in India
Date724 AD
Location
Gujrat
Result Umayyad Caliphate victory
Belligerents
Umayyad Caliphate Rebellious JaiSingh
Commanders and leaders
Al-Junayd Jaisingh Executed
Sissa  Executed

The Battle of of Ash Sharki was a historic naval battle that took place between the Umayyad forces led by Al-Junayd and the Indian forces led by Jai Singh on Ash Sharki lake. The battle was fought in the 8th century and resulted in a decisive victory for the Umayyad forces. The Arab fleet, with its superior naval tactics and weaponry, was able to outmaneuver and overpower the Indian fleet, ultimately leading to their defeat[1].

The Battle[edit]

Al-Junayd, governor of Sindh under the Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (724-743), was active and energetic[2]. Al-Junayd went to Debal and from thence to the banks of the Mihrán, but Jaisingh (son of Raja Dahir) forbade him to cross, and sent to him, saying, "I have become a Musulman and an excellent man confirmed me in my states, but I have no faith in thee." But (Al-Junayd) gave him pledges and took pledges from him, together with the tribute due from his territories[3][4].

Al-Junayd assembled his troops, fitted out ships and prepared for war and other side jai singh was also ready. Al-Junayd proceeded against him in ships and they fought in the lake of (Ash Sharkí) Gujrat. Jaisingh's ship was destroyed, and he himself was taken prisoner and slain.Thereupon, (Sassa) the son of Raja Dahir fled and proceeded toward Iraq to complain of the treachery of Al-Junayd, but the latter did not cease to conciliate him until they had shaken hands, and then he slew him[5][6][7][8].

Aftermath[edit]

Between AD 724 and 738 Al-Junayd, the governor of Sindh, attacked a number of kingdoms in western India, including north Gujarat and Lata. Two inscriptions, one in Kavi near Bharuch dated AD 736 and another in Navsari also in south Gujarat dated AD 739, describe attacks by Tajiks. The Navsari plate of the Chalukya king Avanijanashraya Pulakeshin provides a graphic description of the devastation caused by the Tajik army. In both records, the term Tajik is used to describe the Arabs[9][10].

See Also[edit]

Muhammad bin qasim
Raja Dahir

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mahajan, Vidya Dhar; Mahajan, Savitri (1963). The Sultanate of Delhi. S. Chand. p. 13.
  2. ^ The Canbridge history of India. 1965. p. 8.
  3. ^ Elliot, Henry Miers (2013-03-21). The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians: The Muhammadan Period. Cambridge University Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-108-05583-3.
  4. ^ Derryl N. Maclean (1989). Religion And Society In Arab Sind. p. 48.
  5. ^ Elliot, Sir Henry Miers (2008-01-01). History of India, in Nine Volumes: Vol. V - The Mohammedan Period as Described by Its Own Historians. Cosimo, Inc. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-60520-498-7.
  6. ^ Mohamed nasr. Arab In Sind. pp. 158–159.
  7. ^ Hasan, Masudul (1998). History of Islam: Classical period, 571-1258 C.E. Islamic Publications. p. 182.
  8. ^ Derryl N. Maclean (1989). Religion And Society In Arab Sind. p. 49.
  9. ^ Yājñika, Acyuta; Sheth, Suchitra (2005). The Shaping of Modern Gujarat: Plurality, Hindutva, and Beyond. Penguin Books India. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-14-400038-8.
  10. ^ R. c. Majumdar (1952). Ancient India. p. 267.
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