Habbari dynasty
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The Habbari dynasty ruled Sindh
from 841 to 1024 C.E. Sindh was a province of Abbasid Caliphate. During the struggle for dominance of the Islamic world between the Abassid and Fatimid Caliphate, Sindh became semi-independent under the Arab ruler Aziz al-Habbari in 841 CE, though nominally remaining part of Abbasid Caliphate The Habbari ruled Sindh
, Makran
, Turan
, Khuzdar
and Multan
from their capital city of Mansura
. In 854 CE Abbasid
caliph
Al-Mutawakkil
appointed Aziz al-Habbari to be the governor of Sindh. Aziz al-Habbari was followed by his son Umar al-Habbari I. His son Abdullah al-Habbari succeeded him and his grandson, Umar al-Habbari II was ruling when the famous Arab historian Al-Masudi
visited Sindh. The Habbari dynasty ruled Sindh until 1024 when Sultan
Mahmud Ghaznavi defeated Khafif al-Habbari, the last ruler of the Habbari dynasty.
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
from 841 to 1024 C.E. Sindh was a province of Abbasid Caliphate. During the struggle for dominance of the Islamic world between the Abassid and Fatimid Caliphate, Sindh became semi-independent under the Arab ruler Aziz al-Habbari in 841 CE, though nominally remaining part of Abbasid Caliphate The Habbari ruled Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, Makran
Makran
The present day Makran is a semi-desert coastal strip in the south of Sindh, Balochistan, in Iran and Pakistan, along the coast of the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. The present day Makran derived its name from Maka, a satrap of Achaemenid Empire....
, Turan
Turan
Tūrān is the Persian name for Central Asia, literally meaning "the land of the Tur". As described below, the original Turanians are an Iranian tribe of the Avestan age. As a people the "Turanian" are one of the two Iranian peoples both descending from the Persian Fereydun but with different...
, Khuzdar
Khuzdar District
Khuzdar district is located in the centre of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Khuzdar is the capital of Khuzdar district. Khuzdar was created as a separate district on 1 March 1974. Previously, it was part of Kalat District....
and Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
from their capital city of Mansura
Mansura (Brahmanabad)
Mansura was the historic capital of the Arab empire in Sindh. The city now lies in Western Pakistan and is usually known as Brahmanabad in Sindh, situated about south-east of Shahdadpur railway station, and north-east of Hyderabad.-History:...
. In 854 CE Abbasid
Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate or, more simply, the Abbasids , was the third of the Islamic caliphates. It was ruled by the Abbasid dynasty of caliphs, who built their capital in Baghdad after overthrowing the Umayyad caliphate from all but the al-Andalus region....
caliph
Caliph
The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. It is a transcribed version of the Arabic word which means "successor" or "representative"...
Al-Mutawakkil
Al-Mutawakkil
Al-Mutawakkil ʻAlā Allāh Jaʻfar ibn al-Muʻtasim was an Abbasid caliph who reigned in Samarra from 847 until 861...
appointed Aziz al-Habbari to be the governor of Sindh. Aziz al-Habbari was followed by his son Umar al-Habbari I. His son Abdullah al-Habbari succeeded him and his grandson, Umar al-Habbari II was ruling when the famous Arab historian Al-Masudi
Al-Masudi
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Mas'udi , was an Arab historian and geographer, known as the "Herodotus of the Arabs." Al-Masudi was one of the first to combine history and scientific geography in a large-scale work, Muruj adh-dhahab...
visited Sindh. The Habbari dynasty ruled Sindh until 1024 when Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
Mahmud Ghaznavi defeated Khafif al-Habbari, the last ruler of the Habbari dynasty.