 Al-Hakim ibn Jabalah al-Abdi, who attacked Makran in the year 649 AD, was an early partisan of Ali ibn Abu Talib.During the caliphate of Ali, many Hindus of Sindh had came under influence of Shi'ism and some even participated in the Battle of Camel and died fighting for Ali.Under the Umayyads (661 - 750 AD), many Shias sought asylum in the region of Sindh, to live in relative peace in the remote area.