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    Muhammad Bin Qasim was an orphan taken in by his uncle Hajjaj bin Yousaf, who taught him warfare and governing. At a young age, he displayed talent as a general under Qutayba bin Muslim. When he was just 17, Hajjaj appointed him commander of the invasion of Sindh. Muhammad bin Qasim successfully conquered places like Multan and established order and administration. Though a kind ruler who respected local religions, he obeyed the new caliph's order to return and died in prison at age 20, believed by historians to have potential for further conquests.

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    Muhammad Bin Qasim was an orphan taken in by his uncle Hajjaj bin Yousaf, who taught him warfare and governing. At a young age, he displayed talent as a general under Qutayba bin Muslim. When he was just 17, Hajjaj appointed him commander of the invasion of Sindh. Muhammad bin Qasim successfully conquered places like Multan and established order and administration. Though a kind ruler who respected local religions, he obeyed the new caliph's order to return and died in prison at age 20, believed by historians to have potential for further conquests.

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    Muhammad Bin Qasim was an orphan taken in by his uncle Hajjaj bin Yousaf, who taught him warfare and governing. At a young age, he displayed talent as a general under Qutayba bin Muslim. When he was just 17, Hajjaj appointed him commander of the invasion of Sindh. Muhammad bin Qasim successfully conquered places like Multan and established order and administration. Though a kind ruler who respected local religions, he obeyed the new caliph's order to return and died in prison at age 20, believed by historians to have potential for further conquests.

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    Muhammad Bin Qasim

    Muhammad bin Qasim was orphaned as a child and thus the responsibility of his upbringing fell upon his mother. She supervised his religious instruction herself, and hired different teachers for his worldly education. It was the uncle, Hajjaj bin Yousaf, who taught him the art of governing and warfare. Qasim was an intelligent and cultured young man who at the age of fifteen was considered by many to be one of his uncle s greatest assets. !s a show of faith in his nephew s abilities, Hajjaj married his daughter to Qasim. !t the age of si"teen, he was as#ed to serve under the great general, Qutayba bin Muslim. $nder his command Muhammad bin Qasim displayed a talent for s#ilful fighting and military planning. Hajjaj s complete trust in Qasim s abilities as a general became even more apparent when he appointed the young man as the commander of the all% important invasion on Sindh, when he was only seventeen years old. Muhammad bin Qasim proved Hajjaj right when he, without many problems, managed to win all his military campaigns. He used both his mind and military s#ills in capturing places li#e &aibul, 'aor, $ch and Multan. History does not boast of many other commanders who managed such a great victory at such a young age. (esides being a great general, Muhammad bin Qasim was also an e"cellent administrator. He established peace and order as well as a good administrative structure in the areas he con)uered. He was a #ind hearted and religious person. He had great respect for other religions. Hindu and (uddhist spiritual leaders were given stipends during his rule. *he poor people of the land were greatly impressed by his policies and a number of them embraced Islam. *hose who stuc# to their old religions erected statues in his honor and started worshiping him after his departure from their land. Muhammad bin Qasim was #nown for his obedience to the ruler. +alid bin !bdul Mali# died and was succeeded by his younger brother Suleman as the ,aliph. Suleman was an enemy of Hajjaj and thus ordered Qasim bac# to the #ingdom. Qasim #new of the animosity between the two. He was aware that due to this enmity, he would not be well treated. He could have easily refused to obey the ,aliph s orders and declare his independence in Sindh. Yet he was of the view that obeying ones ruler is the duty of a general and thus he decided to go bac# to the center. Here he became a victim to party politics. He was put behind bars where he died at age of twenty. Many historians believe that had he been given a few more years, he would have con)uered the entire South !sian region.

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