Question

what were the effects of Muhammad invention on India​

Answer 1

Answer:

Following were the important effects of Mahmud’s invasions on India:

1. Mahmud’s victories exposed the weakness of the Rajput rulers. It is an irony and sad commentary on the helpless political conditions of India that Mahmud roamed about in India without facing any serious resistance. “He took from India whatever he could and destroyed the rest.”

2. Mahmud’s invasion exposed the military weakness of India.

3. Mahmud carried huge wealth out of India and thereby weakened the economic condition of India.

4. Mahmud, by destroying idols, temples and beautiful places, gave a great setback to Indian art and sculpture.

5. Mahmud paved the way for foreign invaders to invade India.

6. Mahmud provided a foot-hold in India for the promotion of Islam in India.

7. Mahmud’s invasions which were mainly directed upon Hindu temples cracked a feeling of ill-will among the Hindus towards the Muslims.

8. Along with Mahmud came several Muslim saints who preached lofty ideals of life. These Muslim saints called the ‘Sufis’ started the process of interaction between the Hindus and the Muslims.

9. Mahmud was accompanied by a famous historian Alberuni whose accounts serve as a very useful source of information about the various aspects of life in India.

10. A new chapter in the history of India began. Earlier all the invaders like the Sakas, Kushans and Huns were absorbed in the main­stream of India’s life and lost their separate identities but the new Muslim invaders paved the way for establishing their separate identity.

Answer 2

EFFECTS of Mahmud invasion in India

1. Punjab became the part of the empire of Ghazni.

2. Weakness of the Rajput were exposed.

3. Mahmud’s conquests paved the way for the Muslim conquest of India

4. India’s enormous wealth was plundered and taken away to Ghazni

5. The invasions gave a severe blow to the art of India as several important temples were destroyed by the invaders.

6. Mahmud’s invasion played an important role in spread of Islam in India.

7. Frequent invasions further weakened the political stability.

8. In every invasion India lost thousand of soldiers.