Question

Why did Mahmud of Ghazni carry with him wealth, artisans and learned

persons from India?

Answer 1

Mahmud of Ghazni carried with him, wealth, artisans and learned persons with him while going back.

The wealth was looted from Indian temples and royal treasuries to fortify his state.

The artisans were taken to build structures in Ghazni and learned persons were taken to be members of his court.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Mahmud of Ghazni started to invade India during the decline of power of the Rajputs.

Mahmud of Ghazni is an afghan ruler planned to invade India mainly for the two reasons. They are:

• The one reason is the wealth as India is rich in temples so he planned to loot away all the wealth.
• And second reason is that he wanted to spread his religion in India.
• He took all the learned scholars from India.
• The reason behind this is that he wanted to get the timely advice from the learned men and making them a member in the parliament.