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Mihran

مهران

Mihran, Sind's great river and its land; here Muhammad ibn al-Qasim camped mid-way, crossed the Mihwan by a contrived bridge, and Dahir fell at evening.

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Mihran is the great river of the Sind and the land around it. Al-Baladhuri relates that Muhammad ibn al-Qasim halted in its midst, while Dahir prepared himself for battle against him. Muhammad devised a way to cross the Mahwan by a bridge he built, and Dahir was killed at evening. 1

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The Battle and Death of Dahir· Habib's Sind, the Kings' Conversion, and the Muhallabids' End

People and things also explored

Amr ibn Muslim al-Bahili· Dahir, King of Sind· Habib ibn al-Muhallab· Habsha ibn Dahir· Hilal ibn Ahwaz al-Mazini· Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Thaqafi· عمر بن عبد العزيز· The Battle and Death of Dahir

Sources

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