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Raja Dahir

663 - 712

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Raja Dahir (663 – 712 CE) was the last Hindu ruler of Sindh (in present-day Pakistan). A Brahmin ruler, his kingdom was invaded in 711 CE by the Arab Umayyad Caliphate, led by Muhammad bin Qasim, where Dahir died. According to the Chach Nama, the Umayyad campaign against Dahir was due to a pirate raid off the Sindh coast that resulted in gifts to the Umayyad caliph from the king of Serendib (old name of Sri Lanka) being stolen. Raja Dahir was born in 663 CE into the Brahman dynasty of Sindh, a family deeply rooted in Hindu traditions and governance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raja Dahir is the 6,916th most popular politician (up from 10,559th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 48th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Pakistani Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Raja Dahir ranks 6,916 out of 19,576. Before him are Yuri II of Vladimir, John II, Duke of Lorraine, Šefik Džaferović, Pushyamitra Shunga, Ron Paul, and Kim Yo-jong. After him are René Mayer, Henry L. Stimson, Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard, Chung Hong-won, and Tullia Minor.

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Among people born in 663, Raja Dahir ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 712, Raja Dahir ranks 3. Before him are Anas ibn Malik, and Ansprand. After him are Aripert II, and Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Raja Dahir ranks 43 out of 217. Before him are Reginald Dyer (1864), Bahlul Lodi (1406), Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309), Imran Khan (1952), Guru Ram Das (1534), and Hafiz Saeed (1950). After him are Gulzarilal Nanda (1898), Babita (1947), Naropa (1016), Malik Ghulam Muhammad (1895), Amrita Pritam (1919), and Khema (-550).

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Among POLITICIANS In Pakistan

Among politicians born in Pakistan, Raja Dahir ranks 21. Before him are Asif Ali Zardari (1955), Ranjit Singh (1780), Muhammad Khan Junejo (1932), Bahlul Lodi (1406), Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309), and Imran Khan (1952). After him are Gulzarilal Nanda (1898), Malik Ghulam Muhammad (1895), Khema (-550), Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915), Shujaat Hussain (1946), and Yahya Khan (1914).

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