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What are Mahmud Ghazni achievements?
The Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni lavished his attention on improving the city and invited artists, scholars, and scientists to live and work in Ghazni, transforming the city into a center of scholarship, art, and culture. He also built palaces and a library, however, he used forced labor for his construction projects.
Ghaznavid power reached its zenith during Maḥmūd’s reign. He created an empire that stretched from the Oxus to the Indus valley and the Indian Ocean; in the west he captured (from the Būyids) the Iranian cities of Rayy and Hamadan.
Who was the important role of ghaznavid family?
Sebüktigin, in full Abū Manṣūr Sebüktigin, (born c. 942 ce, Barskhan district [now in Kyrgyzstan]—died August 997, Balkh [now in Afghanistan]), founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty, which ruled much of the area of present-day Afghanistan for more than 150 years.
Why do you think was the most influential ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty give your reason?
Mahmud Ghaznavid was the most influential ruler of this dynasty, who is famous for his 17 invasions so-called the ‘holy wars’ conducted against the Indian sub-continent. He conquered the land from Khorasan (Iran) to Punjab in the 11th century (Jayaram V, 2010).
Why was Mahmud of Ghazni important?
Mahmud of Ghazni (971-1030) was the first sultan of the Ghaznavid dynasty in Afghanistan. A zealous Sunni Moslem, he plundered wealthy India and used the booty to patronize culture in Ghazni, making it the center of Perso-Islamic civilization. Mahmud is chiefly remembered as the plunderer of India.
Maḥmūd of Ghazni (r. 997–1030) was the greatest ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty, controlling Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwest India. He was the first to bear the title Sultan (authority), was a patron of the arts and of poetry, and commissioned Firdausī to write his famous Shāhnāma, the Persian national epic.
Why did the ghaznavid rulers invade India?
Mahmud Ghazni commonly known as Mahmud of Ghazni , who ruled Ghazni from 971 to 1030 AD. So to plunder the wealth of India he made very first attack in 1001. He attacked India 17 times on India. He made his 16th attack on the Somnath temple in 1025 just to plunder the gold.
What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?
The two main reasons that led to the conquest of India by Mahmud Ghazni was firstly, to accumulate the vast amount of wealth that existed in India, and secondly, to spread Islam.