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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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