write about mahmud of ghazni and his invasions in india
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Ghazni was the capital of a large Turkish kingdom. Aptigin, a Turkish slave rose to become the ruler of Ghazni.
After his death in 963, his slave and son-in-law Subaktigin seized power and conquered many regions around Ghazni.
After his death in 997 his son Mahmud ascended the throne.
His swift and decisive conquests of Khorasan, Sistan and Ghur made him the most formidable power in that region. He now turned his attention on India. He is usually associated with 17 invasions in 25 years. His first invasion directed against the frontier towns was in the years 1000 and his last and most important was at Somnath Temple in 1025.
Usually four reasons are assigned to Mahmud’s invasions:
(1) He wanted to establish the glory of Islam by destroying the images of the Hindu gods and spreading Islam.
(2) He wanted to loot the wealth of India for he loved wealth.
(3) He wanted wealth also to meet the cost of the army and warfare for he wanted the expansion of his empire.
After his death in 963, his slave and son-in-law Subaktigin seized power and conquered many regions around Ghazni.
After his death in 997 his son Mahmud ascended the throne.
His swift and decisive conquests of Khorasan, Sistan and Ghur made him the most formidable power in that region. He now turned his attention on India. He is usually associated with 17 invasions in 25 years. His first invasion directed against the frontier towns was in the years 1000 and his last and most important was at Somnath Temple in 1025.
Usually four reasons are assigned to Mahmud’s invasions:
(1) He wanted to establish the glory of Islam by destroying the images of the Hindu gods and spreading Islam.
(2) He wanted to loot the wealth of India for he loved wealth.
(3) He wanted wealth also to meet the cost of the army and warfare for he wanted the expansion of his empire.
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