HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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To gain possession of the wealth of India
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To destroy idolatry
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To spread Islam into India
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To establish a Muslim State in India
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mahmud of Ghazni had started his invasions in India during the period when the Rajput power had declined. The two main reasons that led to the conquest of India by Mahmud Ghazni was firstly, to accumulate the vast amount of wealth that existed in India, and secondly, to spread Islam.
Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: For the first time, Mahmud attacked Indian Territory in 1000AD. King Jaipal and his son Anandpal of Hindu Shahi dynasty defied him, but both of them were defeated. He invaded the Somnath Temple in Gujarat on the coast of Saurashtra in 1027 AD, his last invasion of India.
Detailed explanation-4: -Al-Beruni’s records are an important source of the history of India on the eve of the Ghaznavid invasion. 2.
Detailed explanation-5: -Mahmud Ghazni attacked the Somnath temple in 1025 AD to loot the wealth amassed inside the temple.