The Chachnamah: Giving the Hindu period down to the Arab Conquest

The Chachnamah, also known as the Fateh nama Sindh and also known as Tarekh-e-Hind wa Sindh is a book about the history of Sindh, chronicling the Chacha Dynasty's period, following the demise of the Rai Dynasty and the ascent of Chach of Alor to the throne, down to the Arab conquest by Muhammad bin Qasim.

Author: Kalichbeg Fredunbeg Mirza
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 09/26/2012
Pages: 250
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.53d
ISBN13: 9781479393176
ISBN10: 1479393177
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia | India & South Asia

About the Author
The Chach Nama was written by Kàzí Ismáíl Kází Ismàíl was appointed the first Kází of Alór by Muhammad Kásim after the conquest of the place. Sakifís-The Kàzís of Bakhar and Alór or Rohrí are descended from Músá son of Yaakúb son of Táí son of Muhammad son of Shaibán, son of Usman Sakifí. The author of the conquest of Sind in Arabic, from which Chachnámah was translated, Kàzí Ismáíl son of Alí son of Muhammad son of Músá, son of Táí, is one of the descendants of the same line. Músá son of Yaakúb was the grandson of this gentleman Kází Ismàíl and was appointed the first Kází of Alór by Muhammad Kásim after the conquest of the place It was translated into Persian by Muhammad Ali bin Hamid bin Abu Bakr Kufi in 1216 CE. from an earlier Arabic text. At one time it was considered to be a romance until Mountstuart Elphinstone's observations of its historical veracity. The original work in Arabic is believed to have been composed by the Sakifí family, the kinsmen of Muhammad bin Qasim.

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