timeline title History of Invasions on Bharat section 7th Century CE Advent of Islam Initial Years of Islam : Egypt : Palestine : Syria : Sassanid Empire of Persia Futher Capturing and Converting : Turkic Empire of Inner Mongolia : Samarkand: Beyond In a Single Sweep: Vibrant Pre-islamic Cultures Vanquished: Languages were arabized section Turned Gaze Towards Bharat to create Daarul Islam 636 CE Second Caliph : Umar Ibn Al-khattab : Usman Made Governer of Baharain : Usman Sent Expedition to Thane, Maharashtra : Arab Armies faced defeat 659 CE Fourth Caliph : Ali Ibn Abi Talib : General Haras Lead Expedition to Sindh 662 CE Haras Raided Sindh: Haras after plundering Reached Keekan near Bolan Pass : Jat Community dealt a Shattering blow to Caliph armies : With Escape routes sealed off by Hindus : Handful Muslims reached back to caliph to tell the story 662-685 CE Multiple Calips Changed: Multiple Expeditions Sent to Sindh: All crushed and humiliated and repelled by Hindus: Arabs never set foot in Sindh let alone Al-hind 685 CE Sixth Caliph : Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan : Employed Al-hajjaj : Risen from poverty : Rose through Ranks : Establishing Sunni Supremacy during 2nd Fitna : Shattered Zubairs Rebellion in Mecca 694 CE Al-hajjaj : Appointed Governer of Iraq : He dreamt again to conquer sindh : Convert land of kafirs to Darul Islam 708 CE Al-hajjaj : Siezed opportunity to attack Sindh : Ceylon Ship carrying muslim Women abducted by Pirates Near Debal Port : Al-hajjaj though knowing sent emissary to King Dahir to release Women 708 CE King Dahir : Expressed inability due to no control over pirates : Dahirs Reponse used by al-hijjaj to send for permission to attach to Caliph : Promising Double payment 708 CE Abd Al-malik : Cautious with fear due to entanglement with Sindh : Expressed impending death fear faced by muslims in conflict : Gave into greed of money and war booty and retribution 712 CE Muhammad Bin Qasim : Al-hajjaj appointed bin qasim to attack Sindh : Joined by Gov Muhammad Harun : Attacked Town of Debal