Rai dynasty | |||||||||
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489–632 | |||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
King | |||||||||
• 489– | Rai Diwaji (first) | ||||||||
• –632 | Rai Sahasi II (last) | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 489 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 632 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Sindh, Pakistan |
The Rai dynasty (c. 489–632 CE) was a dynasty that ruled the Sindh region in western Indian subcontinent (modern-day Sindh and southern Punjab, Pakistan). All that is known about the dynasty comes from the Chachnama, allegedly a Persian translation of an undated Arabic text about the history of Sindh.
Nothing particular is known about the first three kings—Rai Diwaji, Rai Sahiras I, and Rai Sahasi I. The fourth king, Rai Sahiras II, is said to have ruled over a vast prosperous area, including the seaport of Debal, divided into four provinces; he was killed in an conflict with the Sassanian King of Nimroz and lost territories around Makran.
Rai Sahiras II was succeeded by Rai Sahasi II whose secretary, Chach, a Brahmin, usurped the throne after his death in connivance with Sohan Devi, the King's widow, and established the Brahmin dynasty. Sahasi II's relatives—Rai Mahrit, ruler of Chittor and Bachhera, the governor of Multan province—took on Chach, individually, but in vain.
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