Chach Nama is a Muslim chronicle. It is also known as the Tarikh-i Hind Wa Sindh. It was translated from the original Arabic to Persian by Muhammad Ali bin Hamid bin Abu Bakr Kufi. The book is a history of the Muslim conquest of South Asia, mostly modern Pakistan, and also contains an account of the invasion by Muhammad bin Qasim. A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان) is an adherent of Islam. ... Persian is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان) is an adherent of Islam. ... South Asia is a southern geopolitical region of the Asian continent comprising territories on and in proximity to the Indian subcontinent. ... Muhammad bin Qasim (Arabic محمد بن قاسم ) (c. ...

The work describes that many of the people in Sindh were Buddhists, though later Muslim chronicles that were written after the decline and extinction of Buddhism do not mention the Buddhist monks. Sindh (Sind) (Sindhi: سنڌ ;Urdu: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, Muhajirs and various other groups. ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان) is an adherent of Islam. ...

The work mentions many different names of places, but the geographical location of these places is not always known.

Later Muslim chronicles like the Nizamu-d din Ahmad, Nuru-l Hakk, Firishta, and the Mir Ma'sum draw their account of the Arab conquest from the Chach-Nama. Firishta or Ferishta (c. ...

References

• The Chach-nama. English translation by Mirza Kalichbeg Fredunbeg. Delhi Reprint, 1979.

External links

• Chach Nama