Battle of Rasil
| Battle of Rasil | |||||||||
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| Part of early Muslim conquests in South Asia | |||||||||
Map detailing location of Battle field according to present-day geography | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Rai dynasty | Rashidun Caliphate | ||||||||
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Raja Rasil Rai Sahasi II Rai Sahiras II |
Suhail ibn Adi Usman ibn Abi al-'As Hakam ibn Amr | ||||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Battle of Rasil (Sindhi: راسل جي جنگ) was fought between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Rai dynasty of Sindh in early 640 AD in present-day Pakistan. It was the first battle the Muslims fought in the Indian subcontinent. The exact location of the battle is not known, but historians suggest it was fought on the western bank of the River Indus.
Suhail ibn Adi was given command of this expedition by Caliph Umar. Suhail marched from Busra in 639 ad. He eventually reached Makran, in present-day Pakistan. It had been a traditional territory of Sassanids for centuries but was then a domain of the Rai Kingdom, who had annexed it in 636-637 although they had acted as a vassal of Sassanid Persians in past.