Question

In what was us do you think we're the policies of Rajendra and Mahmud of Ghazni a product of their times? How were the actions of the two rulers different?

Answer 1

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Both attacked wealthy temples to gain wealth

Temples were a symbolic of power and wealth for both the kings.

The statues were often made of gold easy target for the kings

However we might find certain differences ,

Mahmud Ghazni attacked hindu temples to make islam powerful and make his capitol

Rajendra Chola however took the statues and rebuilt them in his kingdom

Answer 2

Answer:

King Rajendra I looted the temples of the defeated rulers and seized prized statues from them. He these statues in the decoration of the Shiva temple, that he built in his capital in the early 11th century.

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a contemporary of Rajendra I. He destroyed and looted the temples of defeated kings in order to win credit as a great hero of Islam. Thus, King Rajendra, I constructed a temple while Mahmud of Ghazni destroyed it. In this way, their actions were very much different.