Al Hakam ibn Awana

Al-Hakam ibn Awana was the Umayyad governor of Sindh in 731-740. He was appointed by Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik after the death of the governor Tamim ibn Zaid al-Utbi. Al-Hakam restored order to Sindh and Kush and built secure fortifications at al-Mahfuzah and al-Mansur. He then proceeded to retake Indian kingdoms previously conquered by al-Junayd. The Arab sources are silent on the details of the campaigns. However, several Indian sources record victories over the Arab forces. He led many campaign against the Indian kingdoms but was eventually defeated because at that time the Indian kingdoms were powerful enough to repulse the Arab forces. Al-Hakam died during a battle with the Indian kingdoms.