HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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to plunder the wealth of India
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to spread Islam in India
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to rule over the territories of India
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -These raids were aimed at plundering the rich temples and the towns which had amassed wealth over generations. From the Punjab, Mahmud raided Thanesar the old capital of Harsha. His most daring raids, however, were against Kanauj in 1018, and against Somnath in Gujarat in 1025.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mahmud Ghazni invaded India to acquire wealth and spread Islam in the region. Invading India was his way to prove his power in Central Asia, and he wanted to prove his power and expand his empire by invading India.
Detailed explanation-3: -Almost every year he raided the subcontinent targeting wealthy temples. The temple of Somnath in Gujarat was the worst victim of his raids. Much of the wealth he carried away was used to create a splendid capital city at Ghazni. Ghazni was fond of knowing more about the people he conquered.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni wanted to strip the temples of their riches and to increase his treasury.
Detailed explanation-5: -A well-known invader from the north-western region of India, looted wealth and took it back to his kingdom.