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كاكة بن جندر

كاكة بن جندر

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Era
The Umayyad Period
Region
South Asia
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Overview

A Sindhi prince, a paternal cousin of the king Dahir of Sind. 1

His Islam

The book says that he became Muslim, together with others of the rulers, princes and commanders, during the conquest of Sind at the hands of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Thaqafi. 1

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Participated in
The Conquest of Sind

People and things also explored

Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Thaqafi· The Conquest of Sind

Sources

  1. Muhammad Qabbani, The Umayyad State from Birth to Fall (Damascus: Dar Wahy al-Qalam, 2006) , p. 112
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islam.museum contributors. “كاكة بن جندر”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/kakka-ibn-jandar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Thaqafi

Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Thaqafi, conqueror of Sind in al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik's caliphate; in al-Baladhuri: al-Walid transferred to Antioch a company of the Sindhi Zutt whom Muhammad ibn al-Qasim had assigned to al-Hajjaj, who sent them on to Syria — as Mu'awiya had earlier, in year 49 or 50, moved companies of Basra's Zutt and Sayabija to the coasts, settling some at Antioch.