Write down the important invasions of Mahmud Ghazni and the causes of his invasion.....
1) Who was Mahmud Ghazni ?
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2) Causes of invasion.
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3) Conclusion [His estimate]
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The important invasions by Mahmud Ghazni are the following:
(i) First invasion: Capture of frontier forts (1000 A.D.)
(ii) Second invasion: Victory over Jaipal of Hindu Shahi kingdom (1001).
(iii) Third invasion: Attack at Bhera (1005).
(iv) Fourth invasion and Fifth invasion: Capture of Multan (1006).
(v) Sixth invasion: Defeat of Anand Pal and his allies (1008-1009 A.D.)
(vi) Seventh invasion: Conquest of Nagarkot—Kangra (1009 A.D.).
(vii) Eighth invasion: Looting at Mathura (1018).
(viii) Ninth invasion: Destroying Somnath temple (1025).
1: Mahmud Ghazi was a Muslim Persian invader who looted India and conquered its land.
2: Following are the causes of the invasions:
(i) Spread Islamic values and teachings.
(ii) Loot Indian wealth.
(iii) Expansion of his empire.
(iv) Fulfill warfare needs.
(v) Show his wrath and power.
3: Mehmud of Ghazni became one of the greatest Muslim invaders in India.
Mahmud of ghazni
✍Mahmud of Ghazni is a Turkish invader.
✍He invaded India seventeen times between 1000 amd 1027 CE.
✍His campaigns were invariably launched in the hot summer months and on each occasion he would leave India before the onset of monsoon.
✍His invasions never extended to the central, south and eastern parts of India.
Causes of Mahumd of Ghazni's invasions
✴He had no interest in establishing an empire in India.
✴He only wanted to plunder the wealth. The loot and plunder would replenish the resources of Ghazni and enable him to consolidate his vast rule in Khurasan and expand further into Central Asia.
Results of his invasions
✴The vast wealth at his disposal was used to make Ghazni a truly cosmopolitan city. The kindom of Ghazni was adorned with splendid architecture.
✴The amassed wealth attracted many poets to Ghazni like Al Beruni and Firdausi.
✴The invasions of Ghazni served as the precursor to the foundation of the Delhi sultanate.