Agham Lohana was the

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Brahmanabad Mansura (; ), referred to as Brahmanabad or Bahmanabad (, ) in later centuries, was the historic capital of the caliphal province of Sindh, during the eighth century under the Umayyad Caliphate and then Abbasid Caliphate from the year 750 AD to ...

, (in

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, modern

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) contemporary and opponent to

Chach of Alor Chach ( 631–671 AD, ) was a Hindu Brahmin king of Sindh region of the Indian subcontinent in the mid-7th century AD. He was in service of the court of Rai Sahasi II and became a close confidate of the king and the queen. When Rai Sahasi died, ...

. Agham was a

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and belonged to

Lohana Lohana are a Hindu ''jāti, caste'', a trading or mercantile community mostly residing in India and some also in Pakistan. The Lohanas are divided into many separate cultural groups as a result of centuries apart in different regions. Thus th ...

clan.

Biography

Agham Lohana is described in the

Chachnama ''Chach Nama'' (; ; "Story of the Chach"), also known as the ''Fateh nama Sindh'' (; "Story of the Conquest of Sindh"), and as ''Tareekh al-Hind wa a's-Sind'' (; "History of Hind and Sind"), is a historical source for the history of Sindh. The ...

as a Governor of Brahmanabad, under

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. He is estimated to have governed the area around 632 AD. Agham Lohana professed

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Decline and fall of Buddhism: a tragedy in ancient India by K. Jamanadas Chach of Alor, Chach after consolidating his hold on

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began expansion of his territories and sent a letter to Agham to submit. However, as Agham didnot respond to his letter of surrender, conflict broke out between the two, and in the war Agham was killed and Chanch's forces occupied the lands formerly governed by Agham Chach married Agham Lohana’s widow in a political maneuver. Chanch after marrying widow of Agham, made Agham's son Sarhand, as governor of Brahmanabad. He later also to married his own niece to Agham’s son Sarhand. However, Chach laid restrictions on

s, and other community like

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to reduce the potential for resistance and to lower their social status; among these were restrictions were the riding saddled horses, wearing silk and velvet, wearing headgear, and carrying weapons. The town of

Agham Kot Agham Kot (), historically known as Agham and today also called Aghamani or Aghamano, is a historical city and present-day ruin site located in Badin District, Sindh, Pakistan. It is located about 1.5 km northwest of the current town of Ghu ...

is named after Agham

References

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