Describe the invasions of Mahmud of ghazni in India. What was his main motives ?
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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.
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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.
He invaded India 17 times. Mahmud of Ghazni launched a number of raids on the Indian subcontinent. The primary aim of these raids was to acquire wealth, to finance the campaigns in central Asia and to strengthen the empire. His literal aim was to loot money.