History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c14.40

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Sind was conquered by the Arabs in 712 A. D. and remained under their sway for full three centuries until its conquest by Mahumd of Ghazni in 1025 A. D. The Khalifas of Baghdad were the distant masters and they ruled Sind through their governors. These governors resided at Multān and there were subordinate governors in the minor towns on the Indus. The local officers in every district were no doubt Hindus, Brahmins and Rajputs. The Buddhists naturally declined as the government was not theirs. There were remnants for a long time of ancient Rajput princely families which are given by Tuhfal-ul-Kiram as follows in the reign of Aram Shah king of Delhi. (History of Sind by Mirza Kalich Baig Vol. II, p. 28.)