Question

Who founded Ghaznavid rule in India?
What qualities helped Mahmud strengthen Muslim rule in India?
3. Why did Mahmud invade India?
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Answer 1

Answer:

November 971 – 30 April 1030) was the first independent ruler of the Turkic[1][2] dynasty of Ghaznavids, ruling from 999 to 1030. At the time of his death, his kingdom had been transformed into an extensive military empire, which extended from northwestern Iran proper to the Punjab in the Indian subcontinent, Khwarazm in Transoxiana, and Makran.

Reign

999 – 30 April 1030

Predecessor

Ismail of Ghazni

Successor

Muhammad of Ghazni

Born

2 November 971

Ghazni, Zabulistan, Samanid Empire (present-day Afghanistan)

Died

30 April 1030 (aged 58)

Ghazni, Zabulistan, Ghaznavid Empire (present-day Afghanistan)

Burial

Ghazni

Issue

Jalal al-Dawla Muhammad

Shihab al-Dawla Masud

Izz al-Dawla Abd al-Rashid

Suleiman

Shuja

Full name

Yamīn-ud-Dawla Abul-Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn

Persian

یمین‌الدوله ابوالقاسم محمود بن سبکتگین‎

Dynasty

Ghaznavid

Father

Sabuktigin

Religion

Sunni Islam