Arabian arab . Who do you think . ?
During 636-37 A.D. during the reign of Caliph of Omar, Arabs launched naval expeditions to conquer western coast, but were repulsed at Thane near Trambay. Because of the failure of naval expeditions, they tried through land routes. In 644 A.D. their attempt through Makran coast failed. Finally, in 711 A.D., they succeeded under the leadership of Muhammed-bin-Qasim, deputy of the Arab Governor of Iraq.
This was the entry point . From where they learnt all our precious knowledge .
- Arab scholars started learning the ancient wisdom of Indians from Hindu pandits.
- Several Sanskrit works on astronomy, astrology, mathematics, medicine philosophy and other branches of knowledge were translated into Arabic. Some of the Arab works were also translated into Sanskrit.
- The Arabs learnt the figures from one to nine (Indian numerals), which Europeans learnt later from the Arabs as Arabic numerals.
- The Arabs learnt the game of chess from the Hindus.
This is before 1000 Ad I guess when Gazhini entered India after loosing 16th time