[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928) › v3.c19.5 # The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c19.5 The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c19.5 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c19.5) By the beginning of the eighth century of the Christian era the Arabs had carried their arms as far as the western confines of India and bore sway in Mekrān, the ancient Gedrosia, that torrid region extending inland from the northern shore of the Sea of ‘Omān. Immediately to the east of this province lay the kingdom of Sind, ruled by Dāhir, son of the usurping Brāhman Chach. - [Previous: v3.c19.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c19.4) - [Next: v3.c19.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c19.6) - [Up: v3.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c19.5) · Pramāṇa