HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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In Which year did Mahmud of Ghaznavi perform the infamous plunder of the Somnath temple?
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1008
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1017
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1022
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1026
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 1025 Mahmud raided Gujarat, plundering the Somnath temple and breaking its jyotirlinga.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mahmud Ghazni plundered the Somnath Temple in 1025 AD. The plunder of this temple brought him immense wealth.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hint: Mahmud of Ghazni was a Turkish invader who attacked India 17 times between 1000 and 1024 AD for the dual purposes for accumulating wealth and spreading Islam. In 1024 AD, he raided Gujarat and took away all the wealth of the Somnath temple, damaging it severely.
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