Siege of Debal

In 711, Muhammed ibn Qasim marched towards Debal with 6,000 Syrian cavalry and 3,000 camelry with a good number of Arab soldiers. The city was commanded by a nephew of Dahir with an army of 4,000 Rajputs and 3,000 Brahmins. The Umayyad forces encamped outside the city walls for seven days waiting for permission from the governor of Iraq, Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, to attack. On the eight day, Muhammed ibn Qasim received the letter from Al-Hajjaj and eventually the Umayyad Army scaled the walls of Debal and its people surrendered. == References ==