Hisham ibn Amr al-Taghlibi was the governor of the Abbasid Vilayet As-Sindh. He was appointed in 768 by Caliph al-Mansur.
Governor of Sindh He was appointed during the caliphate of al-Mansur (136 A.H. to 158 A.H.). on reaching Sindh, he re-annexed all those territories of the Province which had been receded due to rebellions and turmoil during his predecessor's rule.
He attacked Multan and annexed it. Then he invaded parts of the Karkota dynasty and captured gold as well as slaves. Then, he invaded the (Gandhar) near Bharuch and annexed it into the caliphate. He demolished the temple there and built a Mosque. He also sent Jamal to Barda, where he raided the region and plundered it.
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