Rafi
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Not at all, matter a fact Buddhism was pretty much in a complete decline all over the subcontinent after the Guptas and Palas who patronized the religion. In 700 AD Sindh was under the Brahmin dynasty.
Also here are a direct quote from the arabs about Sindh.
This was first confrontation between Rashidun Caliphate and Hindu kingdom in Baluchistan. In response of Caliph Umar’s question about the Makran region, the Messenger from Makran who bring the news of the victory told him:
“ 'O Commander of the faithful!
It's a land where the plains are stony; Where water is scanty; Where the fruits are unsavory Where men are known for treachery; Where plenty is unknown; Where virtue is held of little account; And where evil is dominant; A large army is less for there; And a less army is use less there; The land beyond it, is even worst (referring to Sind).
”
Umar looked at the messenger and said: "Are you a messenger or a poet? He replied “Messenger”. Thereupon Caliph Umar, after listening that Sindh was a barren and poor land and the unfavorable situations for sending an army, instructed Hakim bin Amr al Taghlabi that for the time being Makran should be the easternmost frontier of the Rashidun Caliphate, and that no further attempt should be made to extend the conquests. This was mainly because of Umar's policy of consolidating the rule before conquering more land. The same year in 644 Umar had already rejected the proposal by Ahnaf ibn Qais, conqueror of Khurasan, of crossing Oxus river in north to invade central Asia and in west similarly he had called back Amr ibn al-Aas who marched to north Africa and had captured Tripoli. Thereupon on of the commander of Islamic army in Makran is reported to have said the following verses:
“ If the Commander of faithful wouldn’t have stopped us from going beyond, so we would have bought our forces to the temple of prostitutes ”
Referring to the Hindu Temple in interior Sind where prostitutes use to give a part of their earning as charity.
Its so funny how those central asian and middle eastern conquerors brain washed you.
They were conqueror's of hearts as well as Empires.
Reasons for success
Muhammad bin Qasim's success has been partly ascribed to Dahir being an unpopular Hindu king ruling over a Buddhist majority who saw Chach of Alor and his kin as usurpers of the Rai Dynasty.[4] This is attributed to having resulted in support being provided by Buddhists and inclusion of rebel soldiers serving as valuable infantry in his cavalry-heavy force from the Jat and Meds.[11] Brahman, Buddhist, Greek, and Arab testimony however can be found that attests towards amicable relations between the adherents of the two religions up to the 7th century.[12]
Along with this were:
Superior military equipment; such as siege engines and the Mongol bow.[4]
Troop discipline and leadership.[4]
The concept of Jihad as a morale booster.[4]
Religion; the widespread belief in the prophecy of Muslim success, as well as the Hindu Dahir's marriage to his sister which alienated him from others.[4][12]
The Samanis being persuaded to submit and not take up arms because the majority of the population was Buddhist who were dissatisfied with their rulers, who were Hindu.[12]
The laboring under disabilities of the Lohana Jats.[12]
Kind treatment of local population regardless of their beliefs.[13]
Defections from among Dahirs chiefs and nobles.[1
