First Umayyad–Meluhhan War*
Part of the Early Islamic Conquests
Date : 711 CE – 715 CE
Location : Makran Coast, Sindh Frontier, Persian Gulf
Result : Meluhhan Strategic Victory.
• Umayyad eastward expansion permanently halted.
• Creation of the Makran Demilitarized Zone.
• Meluhhan navy secures trade routes in the western Indian Ocean.
>Belligerents
Meluhhan Empire
Sindh Garrison Command
Deccan Auxiliary levies
Umayyad Caliphate
Syrian Cavalry Corps
Iraqi levies
>Commanders and Leaders
• Field Marshal Jayasimha
• Governor Dahir of Debal
• Naval Commander Marma
• Muhammad bin Qasim †
• Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (Strategic oversight)
• Yazid ibn al-Muhallab
>Casualties and Losses
Meluhhan Empire
• ~14,000 soldiers lost
• Minimal civil disruption
Ummayad Caliphate
• ~32,000 soldiers & horsemen lost
• Depletion of the Eastern Caliphate cavalry reserve.
