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The Rai Dynasty (c. 489–632 CE) was a Buddhist dynasty of Sindh,〔https://books.google.com/books?id=4UG2_fvimjMC&pg=PA32&dq=rai+dynasty+buddhism&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAGoVChMIptDl2vjOxwIVSRqOCh2mPg7P〕〔https://books.google.com/books?id=YbhJAAAAYAAJ&q=rai+dynasty+buddhism&dq=rai+dynasty+buddhism&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBGoVChMI7-yw0ffOxwIV2AmOCh0QRwg_〕 in modern Pakistan. The influence of the Rais extended from Kashmir in the east, Makran and Debal port (modern Karachi) in the west, Surat port in the south, and the Kandahar, Sistan, Suleyman, Ferdan and Kikanan hills in the north. It ruled an area of over , and the dynasty reigned a period of 143 years. The Emperors of this dynasty were great patrons of Hinduism and Buddhism. They established a formidable temple of Shiva in present-day Sukkur, Pakistan, close to their capital in Al-ror.〔Thakur Deshraj, Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992〕 This is consistent with the historical accounts from the times of Emperor Ashoka and Emperor Harsha, as numerous monarchs from the Indian Subcontinent never sponsored a state religion and usually patronized more than one faith.〔 ==Origins== B. D. Mirchandani says "Our knowledge of the Rai dynasty, which is not a great deal, is derived entirely from three Muslim chronicles of Sind."〔Mirchandani, B. D.; ''Glimpses of Ancient Sind''〕 The history of the Rai and Brahman dynasties is almost entirely dependent on the Muslim chronicles, especially the ''Chachnama'' and ''Shahnama''.〔 Their rise to power in the time period of shifting political scene with the wane of the Sassanid influence in the wake of the Hepthalite (White Hun/Huna) invasions, and with the rulers issuing silver coins bearing their likeness by the 7th century.〔 The ''Chachnama'' describes the extant of Rai Sahiras' domain: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rai dynasty」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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