Lesson 3 of 13 • 7 upvotes • 13:35mins
The Umayyads made some excuses to invade Sindh. The basic motive was to capture as much land or accumulate as much wealth as possible from India, which was ‘wealthy’ as per the Arab chronicles of that time. They conquered Sindh and Multan and made further inroads under Muhammad bin Qasim and Junaid. They got a base at Sindh to make invasions deeper into India. They raided as far as MP, southern Gujarat, HP. We will talk about these Arab raids of 700s.
13 lessons • 2h 15m
Overview: The First Three Centuries of the Medieval Period
3:50mins
Period between 700 to 711 AD.
6:58mins
Arab Invasion of Sindh
13:35mins
Aftermaths of the Arab Invasion of Sindh
10:53mins
The Rashtrakutas - Part 1
13:32mins
The Rashtrakutas - Part 2
13:28mins
The Pratiharas
12:41mins
The Palas
10:46mins
The Tripartite Struggle
9:04mins
The Golden Age of Islam
12:08mins
Religion During the Three Centries
11:12mins
The Developments in Central Asia
8:36mins
India on the eve of Ghaznavid Invasion
8:49mins