Battle of Aror

Battle of Aror
Part of Umayyad conquest of Sindh
Indus River near Aror
Date 20 June 712 Location Aror, Sindh 27.65°N 68.9833°E / 27.65; 68.9833 Result Umayyad victory
Belligerents
Umayyad Caliphate	Kingdom of Sindh
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim	Raja Dahir †
Strength
20,000	50,000 (modern estimates) 20,000–25,000
Location within Sindh Battle of Aror (Pakistan)

The Battle of Aror took place in 712 AD between the Umayyad forces under Muhammad ibn al-Qasim and the army of the Brahmin dynasty of Sindh under Raja Dahir. At the Battle of Aror (Rohri), Muhammad ibn al-Qasim was met by Dahir's forces and the eastern Jats in battle. It was the last military conflict involving Raja Dahir, whose army was defeated by the Umayyads near the Indus River, and Dahir was killed.