Emirate of Multan | |||||||||
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855–1010 | |||||||||
Coinage of Emir Munabbih I, flourished 912-3 CE. Obverse: śri adi/ varāha ("Lord Adi Varaha", an avatar of Vishnu) in Brahmi in two lines.[1] Reverse: Three pellets; lillah munabbih in Arabic below.[2]
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![]() Map of the Multan Emirate circa 900 CE. | |||||||||
Capital | Multan | ||||||||
Religion | Islam | ||||||||
Government | Emirate | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Munabbih I came to power under Abbasid Caliphate | 855 | ||||||||
861 | |||||||||
• Banu Lawi overthrew the Banu Munabbih | 959 | ||||||||
• Emirate of Multan ends | 1010 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Punjab, Pakistan |
The Emirate of Multan was a medieval kingdom in Punjab region in the northwest Indian subcontinent[3] that was centred around city of Multan (present-day Punjab, Pakistan). It was initially ruled by the tribe of Banu Munabbih. In 959 CE, Ismaili Qarmatians under Banu Lawi gained control of the Emirate and in 1010, it was conquered by Ghaznavid Empire.[4]
From southern Iran the Arabs pressed forward through Baluchistan as far as the Indus Valley and founded the emirate of Multan in 711, which was to become the nucleus of Islamic India
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