Battle of Rasil was fought between Rai Kingdom of Sindh and Rashidun Caliphate in early 644. It was first encounter of Rashidun Caliphate with Indian subcontinent. The exact location of Battle is not known but historian suggest it was fought at western bank of River Indus. Caliph Umar (634-644) launched offense against Sassanid Persian Empire in 642 and by mid 644 almost whole of the Persian empire was conquered.

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  • 0644-01-01 00:00:00 (xsd:date)
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  • Rai Dynasty
  • Rashidun Caliphate
    (Rashidun army)
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  • Rashidun victory
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  • Unknown
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  • Unknown
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  • Rai Dynasty
  • Rashidun Caliphate
    (Rashidun army)
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  • 0644-01-01 00:00:00 (xsd:date)
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  • Rashidun victory
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  • Unknown
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  • Battle of Rasil was fought between Rai Kingdom of Sindh and Rashidun Caliphate in early 644. It was first encounter of Rashidun Caliphate with Indian subcontinent. The exact location of Battle is not known but historian suggest it was fought at western bank of River Indus. Caliph Umar (634-644) launched offense against Sassanid Persian Empire in 642 and by mid 644 almost whole of the Persian empire was conquered. Expedition to Kerman was sent roughly at the same time when expedition to Sistan and Azerbaijan were sent. Suhail ibn adi was given command of this expedition. Suhail marched from Busra in 643, passing from Shiraz and Persepolis he join with other Muslim armies and marched against Kerman, which was subdued after a pitch battle with local garrisons. Further east of Kerman laid Makran what is now a part of present day Pakistan. It was a traditional territory of Sassanids but was then a domain of Rai Kingdom, who annexed it in 636-637 although they acted as a vassal of Sassanid Persians in past. Chach of Alor, the king of Sindh concentrated huge armies from Sindh and Balochistan to halt the advance of Muslims. Suhail was reinforced by Usman ibn Abi Al Aas from Persepolis, and Hakam ibn Amr from Busra, the combined forces defeated Chach of Alor at a pitch Battle of Rasil, who retreated to the eastern bank of River Indus. Further east from Indus River laid Sindh, which was domain of Rai kingdom. Umar, after knowing that sindh was a poor and relatively barran land, disapproved Suhail’s proposal to cross Indus River. For the time being, Umar declared the Indus River, a natural barrier, to be the eastern most frontier of his domain. This campaign came to an end in mid 644.
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  • Map detailing location of Battle field according to present day geography.
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  • Unknown
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  • Raja Sahasi Rai II
  • Suhail ibn adi Usman ibn Abi Al Aas Hakam ibn Amr
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  • Battle of Rasil
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  • Early 644
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  • Unknown
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  • Battle of Rasil was fought between Rai Kingdom of Sindh and Rashidun Caliphate in early 644. It was first encounter of Rashidun Caliphate with Indian subcontinent. The exact location of Battle is not known but historian suggest it was fought at western bank of River Indus. Caliph Umar (634-644) launched offense against Sassanid Persian Empire in 642 and by mid 644 almost whole of the Persian empire was conquered.
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  • Battle of Rasil
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  • Battle of Rasil
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