MILITARY PERSONNEL

Muhammad bin Qasim

695 - 715

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Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Thaqafī (Arabic: محمد بن القاسم الثقفي; (695-12-31)31 December 695–(715-07-18)18 July 715) was an Arab military commander in service of the Umayyad Caliphate who led the Muslim conquest of Sindh (and Punjab, part of ancient Sindh), inaugurating the Umayyad campaigns in India. His military exploits led to the establishment of the Islamic province of Sindh, and the takeover of the region from the Sindhi Brahman dynasty and its ruler, Raja Dahir, who was subsequently decapitated with his head sent to al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf in Basra. With the capture of the then-capital of Aror by Arab forces, Muhammad ibn al-Qasim became the first Muslim to have successfully captured Indian land, which marked the beginning of Muslim rule in South Asia. Muhammad ibn al-Qasim belonged to the Banu Thaqif, an Arab tribe that is concentrated around the city of Taif in western Arabia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad bin Qasim is the 128th most popular military personnel (up from 214th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 88th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Saudi Arabian Military Personnel.

Muhammad bin Qasim is most famous for conquering the Sindh region of modern-day Pakistan.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Muhammad bin Qasim ranks 128 out of 2,058. Before him are Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Gaius Julius Caesar, Ferdinand Schörner, Miloš Obilić, Akechi Mitsuhide, and Stilicho. After him are Semyon Timoshenko, Cimon, Louis-Nicolas Davout, Vasily Chuikov, Hermann Hoth, and Jean-de-Dieu Soult.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 695, Muhammad bin Qasim ranks 1. After him are Zayd ibn Ali, Achila II, Emperor Shang of Tang, Childebrand I, and Ceolwulf of Northumbria. Among people deceased in 715, Muhammad bin Qasim ranks 3. Before him are Pope Constantine, and Al-Walid I. After him are Dagobert III, Qutayba ibn Muslim, and Said ibn al-Musayyib.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Qasim ranks 55 out of 354. Before him are Amr ibn Hishām (570), Muhammad al-Baqir (677), Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), Rayhana bint Zayd (600), and Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582). After him are Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), Zaynab bint Ali (626), Hasan al-Basri (642), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Umm Salama (602), and Talhah (595).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Saudi Arabia

Among military personnels born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Qasim ranks 3. Before him are Khalid ibn al-Walid (592), and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595). After him are Amr ibn al-As (580), Usama ibn Zayd (615), Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl (598), Abdallah ibn Sa'd (650), Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (null), Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (null), and Shurahbil ibn Hasana (583).

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