History of India

Muhammad bin Qasim: The Teen Who Brought Jihad to India

While most 17-year-olds are stressing over breakups and bad grades, Muhammad bin Qasim was busy launching one of the bloodiest theocratic invasions in Indian history. Textbooks in Pakistan celebrate him as the “first Muslim ruler of the subcontinent.”But dig a little deeper, and you’ll discover this Muhammad bin Qasim teen conqueror wasn’t some golden boy […]