| Siege of Debal | |||||||||
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| Part of Umayyad campaigns in India and Umayyad conquest of Sindh, Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Umayyad Caliphate | Kingdom of Sindh | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Muhammad ibn al-Qasim | Unknown (nephew of Raja Dahir) | ||||||||
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6,000 Syrian Cavalry |
4,000 Rajputs 3,000 Brahmins | ||||||||
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The siege of Debal, also known as the siege of Debul, took place in the autumn of 711 AD, in which the Umayyad forces under Muhammed Ibn al-Qasim besieged Debal, a city under the Brahmin dynasty of Sindh ruled by Raja Dahir. Umayyads defeated the inhabitants of the order on the order of Governor of Iraq Al-Hajjaj and captured it.
In 711, Muhammed ibn Qasim marched towards Debal with 6,000 Syrian cavalry and 3,000 camelry with a good number of Arab soldiers. The city was commanded by a nephew of King Dahir with an army of 4,000 Rajputs and 3,000 Brahmins. Umayyad forces encamped outside the city walls for seven days waiting for the permission letter to attack. On the eight day, Muhammed ibn Qasim received the letter from Al-Hajjaj and eventually the Umayyad Army scaled the walls of Debal and its people surrendered.
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