many jatt/cheema were oppressed by hindu king raja dahir who ruled over punjab where the majority of the population followed buddhism (ram swarup joon: "history of the jats", rohtak, india (1938, 1967)). the jat made strong alliances with the muslim arabs and hailed the conquest of muhammad bin qasim an arab general. muhammad bin qasim defeated the hindu raja dahir in alliance with jats and other buddhist rajas. on his arrival at the town of brahmanabad, between six and sixteen thousand men died in the ensuing battle. buddhists and the jat, meds and bhutto tribes hailed him as a rescuer from tyranny at the hands of "chach" and his kin (regarded as cusurpers of the rai dynasty).