Habsha ibn Dahir · Islam Museum

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Era: The Umayyad Period
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Habsha ibn Dahir returned to Brahmanabad as king when his father was killed. Then Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz wrote to him, through the kings of India, calling them to Islam and to obedience, on condition that he would make them kings. He embraced Islam, together with the kings, and they took Arab names. ¹

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Participated in: Habib's Sind, the Kings' Conversion, and the Muhallabids' End

People and things also explored

Amr ibn Muslim al-Bahili· Habib ibn al-Muhallab· Hilal ibn Ahwaz al-Mazini· Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz· Mihran· Habib's Sind, the Kings' Conversion, and the Muhallabids' End

Sources

Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)

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islam.museum contributors. “Habsha ibn Dahir”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/habsha-ibn-dahir/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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