{{Short description|Maharaja of Sindh from 631 to 671}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Chach | succession = Maharaja of Sindh | image = Chach of Alor. “Šri Yashaditya”. Circa 632-671. Sindh. Crowned head right; swastika to right. Large trident, šri yasha(ditya) around.jpg | caption = Coinage of Chach of Alor, with legend 'Šri Yashaditya'. Circa 632–671. Sindh. Crowned head right; swastika to right. Large trident, ''šri yasha(ditya)'' around | reign = 631–671 | coronation = | predecessor = Rai Sahasi II (Sinhasena) | successor = Chandar | spouse = Rani Suhanadi | issue = Dahir | full name = | dynasty = Chach dynasty | religion = Hinduism | father = | mother = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | signature = }}
'''Chach''' ({{reign|631|671}}) was a Hindu Brahmin king of Sindh from 631 to 671. He was in service of the court of Rai Sahasi II and became a close confidate of the king and the queen.<ref name="Wink pg. 153"/> When Rai Sahasi died, he married the widowed queen and thus became ruler of Sindh.<ref name="Wink pg. 153"/> His ascend was challenged by Rai Sahasi's brother from Chittor, who claimed to be rightful successor of the kingdom. He marched to Sind but was killed by Chach by stratagem. Thus Chach became ruler of Sindh and laying foundation of a short-lived Chach dynasty.<ref name="Wink pg. 153"/><ref name=ch/> Chach expanded the kingdom of Sindh and defeated those who objected to his ascent.<ref name=ch>{{cite book|title=Chachnama|date=1900 |pages=32|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285133/page/n45/mode/1up}}</ref> His successful efforts to subjugate surrounding monarchies and ethnic groups into an empire covering the entire Indus valley and beyond were recorded in the ''Chach Nama''. Upon his death, Chach was succeeded by his brother Chandar; Chandar is stated to have ruled for eight years, whereupon Dahir, Chach's eldest son, inherited the throne.<ref name="Wink pg. 153">Wink, André. (1991). [https://books.google.com/books?id=bCVyhH5VDjAC&dq=chach+632&pg=PA153 ''Al- Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World: The slave kings and the Islamic conquest''. 2, p. 153]. Leiden: Brill.</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=MacLean|first=Derryl N.|title=Religion and Society in Arab Sind|publisher=BRILL|year=1989|isbn=9004085513}}</ref><ref name=ch/>
{{s-start}} {{succession box | title = Chach of Alor | years = 632–671 AD | before = Rai Sahasi II | after = Chandar }} {{s-end}}
[[File:Arabsumf1.png|thumb|325px|right|King Chah was affected by Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent.<br> {{legend|yellow|Desert areas (Registan Desert and Thar Desert)}} {{legend|#FFD700|Zunbils}} {{legend|#FFDEAD|Turk Shahis}} {{legend|#9932CC|Kingdom of Kashmir}} {{legend|#DEB887|Chach dynasty (c. 632–711 CE)<br>then, Caliphal province of Sind (712–854 CE)}} {{legend|#E0FFFF|Maitraka Kingdom (c. 475–776 CE)}} ]]
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