INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the span of 25 years, Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India 17 times. His first invasion of the border towns was in the 1000s and his last and most important was in 1025 at Somnath Temple. Ghazni was the capital of a large Turkish kingdom.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mahmud Ghazni made the very first attack on India in 1001. He attacked India 17 times in 25 years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mahmud Ghazni commonly known as Mahmud of Ghazni, who ruled Ghazni from 971 to 1030 AD. So to plunder the wealth of India he made very first attack in 1001. He attacked India 17 times on India. He made his 16th attack on the Somnath temple in 1025 just to plunder the gold.

Detailed explanation-4: -11th century Ghazni Amir (ruler) Mahmood Ghazni invaded western India frontier states & Indian states 16th times in 26 years between 1000 AD to 1026 AD. In his last & 16th invasion of India, he attacked, looted & damaged the Somnath temple in Saurashtra province of Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni attacked India 17 times in order to plunder the wealth from the country. It was the first Turkish invasion in the country. He raided the Somnath Temple on the coast of Kathiawad in the year 1025 AD and the temple was destroyed in the year 1026 AD.