Question

The Arab chronicler Sulaiman describes the army of the Pratiharas as it stood in 851 CE, "The ruler of Gurjars maintains numerous forces and no other Indian prince has so fine a cavalry. He is unfriendly to the Arabs, still he acknowledges that the king of the Arabs is the greatest of rulers. Among the princes of India there is no greater foe of the Islamic faith than he. He has got riches and his camels and horses are numerous." Which ruler is Sulaiman referring to ?

Answer 1

The Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty was an imperial power during the Late Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, that ruled much of Northern India from the mid-8th to the 11th century. They ruled first at Ujjain and later at Kannauj.[1]

Answer 2

In the Gwalior inscription, it's recorded that Gurjara-Pratihara emperor Nagabhata "crushed the big army of the powerful Mlechcha king."

• this massive army consisted of cavalry, infantry, military blockade artillery, and doubtless a force of camels.
• Since Tim was a replacement governor he had a force of Syrian cavalry from Damascus, native
• Arab contingents, born-again Hindus of Sindh, and foreign mercenaries just like the Turkic.
• all at once, the offensive army might have had anyplace between 10–15,000 cavalry, 5000 infantry, and 2000 camels.

So,

The Arab historian Sulaiman describes the military of the Pratiharas because it stood in 851 CE,

• "The ruler of Gurjars maintains varied forces and no alternative Republic of Indian blue blood has thus fine a cavalry. he's unfriendly to the Arabs, still, he acknowledges that the king of the Arabs is the greatest of rulers. Among the princes of India, there's no larger foe of the Muslim religion than he. He has riches, and his camels and horses are numerous."

#SPJ2