Chachnama
Also called: Fatehnama-i-Sind, Fathnama-i-Sind · Topic: Early Medieval North India: Harsha to the Rajputs · NCERT: Class 7, Ch 3 "Empires and Kingdoms: 6th to 10th Centuries"
Meaning
The Chachnama is a Persian chronicle, or history book, about the Arab conquest of Sindh. Ali Kufi translated it in the 13th century (c. 1216) from an older Arabic account. It is a key source for the early 8th-century campaign of Muhammad bin Qasim. It is named after Chach, King Dahar's father.
Example
The Chachnama describes how bin Qasim took Debal and then Aror. King Dahar died fighting on his elephant. The text records bin Qasim's declared religious war. It also records the brave resistance of Dahar's queens.
Don't confuse with
- Tabakat-i-Nasiri: Juzjani's 13th-century chronicle. It describes the later Ghurid conquests, including Bakhtiyar Khilji's attack on Bihar, not the Arab conquest of Sindh.