Muhammad bin Qasim
In AD 711, [[Muhammad bin Qasim]] conquered the Sindh and [[Indus Valley]], bringing South Asian societies into contact with Islam, succeeding partly because [[Raja Dahir]] was a Hindu king that ruled over a Buddhist majority and that [[Chach of Alor]] and his kin were regarded as usurpers of the earlier Buddhist [[Rai dynasty]] this view is questioned by those who note the diffuse and blurred nature of Hindu and Buddhist practices in the region, especially that of a royalty to be patrons of both and those who believe that Chach himself may have been a Buddhist. The forces of Muhammad bin Qasim defeated Raja Dahir in alliance with the [[Jat people|Jats]] and other regional governors.