Raja Sahasi II

Raja Sahasi II

Raja Sahasi II, was the last Rajput ruler of SindFact|date=February 2007 his empire extended up to Kashmir and he believed in Buddhism as did his father Siharus. The rule of Raja Sahasi II ended in 632 A.D. He was succeeded by his Hindu Brahmin chamberlain, Chach of Alor, who developed illicit sexual relations with Sahasi's wife (queen Rani Suhanadi). [ [http://persian.packhum.org/persian/pf?file=12701030&ct=8 Chach Nama] ] Chach conspired with Rani Suhanadi and killed Raja Sahasi II and married with the queen and became ruler of Sindh ending the rule of the Rai Dynasty and starting a line of Brahmin rulership Chach ruled over Sind for about 68 years from 632-700 A.D. His son Dahir was the ruler when Mohammad Bin Qasim invaded Sind in 711 A.D and was defeated and killed by Qasim with the support of local indigenous populations such as the sub tribes Cheema of the Jatts.Fact|date=February 2007

References

* Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas, Delhi, 1934
* The Chach-nama. English translation by Mirza Kalichbeg Fredunbeg. Delhi Reprint, 1979.
* Wink, Andre, "Al Hind the Making of the Indo Islamic World," Brill Academic Publishers, Jan 1, 1996, ISBN 90-04-09249-8 pg.
* Elliot, Henry Miers, "The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period. Volume 1, Adamant Media Corporation, ISBN 0-543-94726-2


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