Undoing the damage done to Indian History-Part 4 by Aniruddha Avanipal
Aniruddha Avanipal


In my previous article, the stage was set for Mohammed Bin Qasem initial foray into India. The events took place during the reign of Hindu King Dahir of Sindh. Many of the names of cities and persons mentioned in this article have been obtained from descriptions by illiterate Arab Historians who could not pronounce or understand the original Sanskrit words. Since the Muslim invaders burnt all the Hindu accounts of history we are forced to depend on the tainted Arabic version.

Dahir-the noble King
King Dahir's capital was Alor, a prosperous city of Sindh in India. His large kingdom covering the whole of Sindh was divided into four administrative regions. The governor of one region used to stay at Brahmanapur and control the townships of Nirun, Devalaya, Lohana, Lakkha and Samma. The other governor with his capital in Sivisthan used to be in charge of Budhpur, Jankan and Rajhan hills upto Makran border. The third governor used to look after the region around Talwada and Chachpur. The fourth region had its capital at Multan and comprised of Sikka, Brahmapur, Karur, Ashahar and Kumba. The region bordered on Kashmir. Under Dahir's direct supervision from Alor, were the areas around Karwan, Kaikanan and Varanasi.

Dahir was known for his administrative capabilities and was respected as a just and powerful king. His coastal guard used to intercept piratical Arab traffic and punish the evil-doers.

Qasem starts his Islamic Orgy of loot and plunder in India
Mohammed Qasem proceeded with a huge force of Muslim gangsters and cavalry to Shiraz. There he tarried until he was joined by another gang of criminals under Abul Aswad Jhan. This expedition was being equipped with meticulous detail. The combined forces of Qasem and Jhan moved via Makran to the Indian border (which then comprised of Afghanistan too) and stormed Kannazbur and later Armail. Here another marauder, Mohammed Bin Harun , eager to share his loot of plunder, joined the Arab force. But he was killed by the Indian border forces and made to kiss the dust.

Terrorizing Hindu civilians in the regions run over, to become Muslims, Qasem conscripted them into his service. As the Muslim gang marched, they burnt down crops, poisoned lakes, raped women, destroyed villages, razed townships and turned Hindu temples to mosques.

Devalaypur (Karachi)
After massacring the civilians in Indian border areas, Qasem ordered his formidable armada on to Davalaypur (present day Karachi). A detachment landed and cut off land across to the huge fort that existed there. In the center of the fort there was a towering Hindu temple. The saffron flag on the top of the temple could be seen from miles around. Muslim marauders mounted mangonels and catapults on huge boats tethered together and shot boulders and naphtha inside the fort.

Qasem's gangsters stormed into the fort and started an orgy of massacre, rape and plunder. This continued for three days. The entire fort was converted into a big prison in which Hindu civilians were maimed and their homes were seized by the Muslims. The main temple was converted into a mosque.

A message of victory was dispatched to Governor Hajjaj and the Caliph Walid. Both were very pleased and sent messages of congratulations to Qasem wishing him more such manslaughter and wholesale carnage. Both Hajjaj and Caliph were now awaiting for the captive women and ornaments from the mangled bodies of Hindus massacred by their beloved gang-leader Qasem.

Nirun
Reinforced with more troops, terrorized men and plundered wealth, Qasem's gangsters pushed forward on the Indus. They reached the city of Nirun after travelling for six days. Few months earlier, the civilians of this very city had witnessed how Budail and his Arab army were slain by Hindu forces. The situation was so bad for the Islamic army that time that Hajjaj had to plead for a peace agreement with the Hindu forces. Mohammed Qasem remembered that shameful defeat very well and was ready for breaking any previous peace agreement for taking his revenge.

The Hindu civilians were outnumbered by the ever-increasing Muslim forces guided by the terrorized converts. The inhabitants of Nirun sent deputations to Hajjaj to remind of his pledge to keep the peace-agreement. The scoundrel he was, Hajjaj arrested the deputations and forced them to accept Islam.

Meanwhile the brave Hindu garrison of Nirun had successfully blocked all access to water and food resources from Qasem's marauders. Qasem's forces encamped on a meadow about a mile away from Nirun, reduced to a pitiable state for want of food and water. Just at that crucial time, the newly converted group of local Nirun people were delivered as prisoners to Qasem. With them Qasem arranged to send some Muslims stealthily into the fort on the pretext of wanting to negotiate and open the gates for Qasem's forces to enter. The neo-converts terrorized by the dire threats and exposed to sights of ghastly torture agreed to seek entry in Nirun and then have a gate of the fortress left unbarred at night. At the appointed hour, in the dead of night Qasem's forces entered the township. The usual depredations followed. All who refused to accept Islam were put to Sword. The main Hindu temple of Nirun was declared to be a Jama Mosque.

Many more such atrocities would be committed by Mohammed Bin Qasem in his blood-lust and greed for the wealth of India.

Aniruddha Avanipal
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