SAST 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Jizya, Hindu Kush
23 Oct 2016
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Islam first appears in trading communities in southern india and sri lanka (cid:523)perhaps during muhammad(cid:495)s (cid:523)a prophet(cid:524) life in the 7th century). reaches baluchistan and sindh (modern south pakistan) pursuing pirates. For the next 300 years various muslim states rule from spain to sindh. Turkish and persian groups vie for control of central asia. In 711 ce muhammed ibn qasim (a general) and a muslim arab army control cotton mostly. Cotton is grown around the world now, but it was originally grown in india. India (al-hind) was viewed as a very wealthy place. There is a lot of fertile soil and water as well as native knowledge on farming. 11th century mahmud of ghazna/ghazni (modern afghanistan) begins a series of raids into the indus and ganges valleys. He target sites with the most treasure (hindu royal palaces, temples (they have a lot of jewels and gems. There was lots of money at temples), and.
