Muhammad bin Qasim

Muhammad bin Qasim (695–715 CE) was a 17-year-old Umayyad general who conquered Sindh, in present-day Pakistan, between 711 and 712 CE. His campaign against the local ruler Raja Dahir opened the first lasting Muslim presence in South Asia, though his own career ended abruptly in political disgrace three years later. Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Thaqafi —…