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Early attacks on Indian Subcontinent by Arabs.

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After Prophet Muhammad died in 632AD, Caliphs took charge of preaching this new faith.

634-661 is considered the Golden Age of Islam. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Due to superiority of the Arab horses, camels & religious zeal, they were able to easily Islamicize Syria, Iraq, Iran, North Africa, & Central Asia.

Arabs were at their peak and were inflicting defeats on their enemy’s everywhere.

But the land of India gave them a tough fight.
Arabs had an ambitious plan to conquer India.

Caliph Umar sent his naval expeditions to

1. Coast of Thane in 636CE.
2. Baruch in 643CE.

Both expeditions failed.
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