| Office | Governor of Sind
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|---|---|
| Term start | 731 |
| Term end | 740 |
| Predecessor | Tamim ibn Zaid al-Utbi |
| Successor | Amr ibn Muhammad al-Thaqafi
|
| Children | ibn al-Hakam
|
Al-Hakam ibn al-Kalbi (Template:Lang-ar) was the Umayyad governor of Sindh in 731–740.[1] He was appointed by Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik after the death of the governor Tamim ibn Zaid al-Utbi, Al-Hakam restored order to Sindh and Kush and built secure fortifications at al-Mahfuzah and al-Mansur, and proceeded to retake lands previously conquered by al-Junayd.
Arab sources do not mention details of the campaigns, but Indian sources recorded some victories over the Arab forces. al-Hakam led numerous campaigns against neighboring Indian kingdoms, but failed to reconquer the lands previously lost after al-Junayd departed India. Al-Hakam died during a battle with the Indian kingdoms.[2]
References
- ↑ Wink, André. Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Volume 1: Early Medieval India and the Expansion of Islam, 7th–11th Centuries. 3rd ed. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1996. Template:ISBN
- ↑ End of the Jihad State, The: The Reign of Hisham Ibn 'Abd al-Malik and the Collapse of the Umayyads{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. SUNY Press
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