GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Ghurids
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Arabs
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Karkotakas
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Hindushahis
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Hindushahis. Mahmud of Ghazni defeated Hindushahis to conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab. He was an Afghan invader.
Detailed explanation-2: -defeat by Maḥmūd of Ghazna antagonist in northern India was Jaipal, the ruler of the Punjab.
Detailed explanation-3: -He raided India for the first time in 1000 AD. After that, he is said to have conquered India 17 times, till his death. He was resisted by King Jaipal and then by his son Anandpal but both of them were defeated.
Detailed explanation-4: -Solution-Mahmud of Ghazni was attracted to enormous wealth of India. This made him repeatedly invade India. He also added religious dimensions to his invasion of India. He destroyed the temples of Somnath, Kangra, Mathura and Jwalamukhi.