Economic social and cultural consequences of the ghurid invasion
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It. is true that Muhammad bin Qasim was the first Muslim invader of India but he failed to carve out a Muslim empire in India on account of his premature death.
Mahmud of Ghazni also failed to set up a Muslim empire in India and the only permanent effect of his invasions was the annexation of the Punjab. It was left to Muhammad Ghori to build up a Muslim empire in India on a secure footing. In 1173 A.D.
Consequences of Ghorian Invasions:1. The Turkish conquest of India paved the way for the liquidation of the multi-state system in India as the political ideal of the Turkish sultan was a centralised political organization under the monarch.
2. The institution of iqtas served their purpose of breaking the feudal traditions of the various areas and for linking up the various parts of the empire to one centre.
3. The Turks also gave India a centralised administration by which trade received a new impetus.
4. The intimate contact between India and the outer Asiatic world was restored by the Ghorian conquest.