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Nasir ud-Din Qabacha

Type Figure Region Sind Time c. 1180–1228 Also known as Qabacha

Nasir ud-Din Qabacha was a Turkic regional sultan in Sind and Multan in the early 13th century, active during the post-Ghurid fragmentation;…

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  1. c. 1203–1220Multan · MultanAfter the death of Muhammad of Ghor, Qabacha used Multan, Uch and other places as bases to control Sind, standing alongside powers such as Delhi and Lahore as an important regional force in western North India.
  2. 1221–1227Sind · SindIn the 1220s, Qabacha clashed repeatedly with Iltutmish, controlling trade routes along the lower Indus. Around 1225 he briefly gained the upper hand but could not long prevent the Delhi Sultanate's eastward advance.
  3. 1228Uch · UchIn 1228, Qabacha was routed under Iltutmish's sustained military pressure and is believed to have died while fleeing or falling into water; his territories were subsequently annexed by the Delhi Sultanate, further ending the fragmented situation in western North India.

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