Junayd ibn Abd ar-Rahman al-Murri

Campaign of Al junayd
	Part of Umayyad campaigns in India
	; The state of Sindh in 700 AD
Date	723-728
Location	Sindh and India
Result	Umayyad victory; • Fall of Brahmin dynasty
Belligerents
Umayyad Caliphate	Brahmin dynasty; Gurjaradesa; Pratiharas of Mandavyapura; Saurashtra Kingdom; Bhinmal Kingdom; Malwa Kingdom; Kangra kingdom; Gurjaras of Lata; Maitraka dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Junayd ibn Abd ar-Rahman al-Murri; Habib ibn marrah	Jaisiah ; Sassa ; Druhar; Siluka Or Chanduka; Jayabhata IV; Siladitya IV

Junayd ibn Abd ar-Rahman al-Murri
Junayd ibn Abd ar-Rahman al-Murri
Governor of Sindh
	In office; 723–726
Succeeded by	Tamim ibn Zaid al-Utbi
Personal details
Occupation	Governor

Junayd ibn Abd ar-Rahman al-Murri, commonly known as Al-Junayd, served as the governor of Sindh in the Umayyad Caliphate from 723 to 726 CE. His tenure marked a significant period in the expansion of Umayyad influence in the Indian subcontinent.^[1]

The Campaign of Al junayd

Junayd ibn Abd ar-Rahman al-Murri (or Al Junayd) was appointed the governor of Sindh in 723 CE.

After defeating and executing two son of Dahir, "Jaisiah" And "sassa", He subdued whole Sindh. junayd sent an expedition against(Kiraj)-Kangra, and subdued it. A large expedition sent in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya pradesh , such region included Mermad (Maru-Mada, in Jaisalmer and Jodhpur), al-Baylaman (Bhillamala or Bhinmal) and Jurz (Gurjaradesa—southern Rajasthan and northern Gujarat).^[2] A force was sent under habib ibn marra against maliba Malwa which was subdued. Another force was sent against Uzayn (Ujjain), which made incursions into its country (Avanti) and some parts of it were destroyed (the city of Baharimad,Mewar or Barmer).^[3]

Another force was dispatched and It subdued Qassa (Kutch), al-Mandal (Mandore), Dahnaj (Dahej), Surast (Saurashtra) and Barus or Barwas (Bharuch).^[4]

Either Chanduka Or shiluka was on throne when Arabs under Junayd swept over the whole region where these ruler ruled.^[5]

Al junayd sent his tax agents to these region which concludes that new province would have included western and southern Rajasthan, area of Punjab ,entire Gujarat and small parts of Madhya pradesh as well.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Bhandarkar, Devadatta Ramkrishna, (19 Nov. 1875–30 May 1950)", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u222601, retrieved 2023-10-12
^ Elliot, Sir Henry Miers (2008-01-01). History of India, in Nine Volumes: Vol. V - The Mohammedan Period as Described by Its Own Historians. Cosimo, Inc. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-60520-498-7.
^ Jain, Kailash Chand (1972-12-31). Malwa Through The Ages. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 321. ISBN 978-81-208-0824-9.
^ Wink, André (1990). Al-hind: The Making of the Indo-islamic World. BRILL. p. 208. ISBN 978-90-04-09249-5.
^ Allan, John; Haig, Sir Wolseley; Dodwell, Henry (1964). The Cambridge Shorter History of India. S. Chand. p. 102.
^ Blankinship, Khalid Yahya (1994-06-28). The End of the Jihâd State: The Reign of Hishām Ibn ʿAbd al-Malik and the Collapse of the Umayyads. State University of New York Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-0-7914-9683-1.
^ Balocu, Nabī Bak̲h̲shu K̲h̲ānu (1995). Lands of Pakistan: Perspectives, Historical and Cultural. el-Mashriqi Foundation. p. 48.
^ Blankinship, Khalid Yahya (1994-06-28). The End of the Jihâd State: The Reign of Hishām Ibn ʿAbd al-Malik and the Collapse of the Umayyads. State University of New York Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-7914-9683-1.
^ Balocu, Nabī Bak̲h̲shu K̲h̲ānu (1995). Lands of Pakistan: Perspectives, Historical and Cultural. el-Mashriqi Foundation. p. 48.

Crawford, Peter (2013). The War of the Three Gods: Romans, Persians and the Rise of Islam. Barnsley, Great Britain: Pen & Sword Books. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-84884-612-8istory of the Indian Subcontinent

[1] "Bhandarkar, Devadatta Ramkrishna, (19 Nov. 1875–30 May 1950)", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u222601, retrieved 2023-10-12

[2] Elliot, Sir Henry Miers (2008-01-01). History of India, in Nine Volumes: Vol. V - The Mohammedan Period as Described by Its Own Historians. Cosimo, Inc. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-60520-498-7.

[3] Jain, Kailash Chand (1972-12-31). Malwa Through The Ages. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 321. ISBN 978-81-208-0824-9.

[4] Wink, André (1990). Al-hind: The Making of the Indo-islamic World. BRILL. p. 208. ISBN 978-90-04-09249-5.

[5] Allan, John; Haig, Sir Wolseley; Dodwell, Henry (1964). The Cambridge Shorter History of India. S. Chand. p. 102.

[6] Blankinship, Khalid Yahya (1994-06-28). The End of the Jihâd State: The Reign of Hishām Ibn ʿAbd al-Malik and the Collapse of the Umayyads. State University of New York Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-0-7914-9683-1.

[7] Balocu, Nabī Bak̲h̲shu K̲h̲ānu (1995). Lands of Pakistan: Perspectives, Historical and Cultural. el-Mashriqi Foundation. p. 48.

[8] Blankinship, Khalid Yahya (1994-06-28). The End of the Jihâd State: The Reign of Hishām Ibn ʿAbd al-Malik and the Collapse of the Umayyads. State University of New York Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-7914-9683-1.

[9] Balocu, Nabī Bak̲h̲shu K̲h̲ānu (1995). Lands of Pakistan: Perspectives, Historical and Cultural. el-Mashriqi Foundation. p. 48.

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