74 A 2 Mohammad Bin Qasim Mahmud Ghaznavi Mohammad Ghori 12 M ar
Qts1 Write about Mohammad Bin Qasim
Mohammad Bin Qasim invaded India in 712 AD and conquered Sind
Qts2 Write about Mahmud Ghaznavi
- Mahmud Ghaznavi came to the throne of Ghazni in 997 AD.
- Mahmud Ghaznavi started his raids in India in 1001 by attacking and killing Jaipala, the king of Punjab in the First Battle of Waihind.
- In the Second Battle of Waihind (1008 )Mahmud Ghaznavi defeated Anandpala (Hindu shahi ruler of Punjab).
- Mahmud Ghaznavi objective was to plunder the riches of temples and palaces and was not interested in expanding his empire to India.
- Mahmud Ghaznavi led 17 expeditions between 1001 and 1027.
- Mahmud Ghaznavi plundered Thaneshwar, Mathura, Kannauj and Somnath.
- The plunder of Somnath temple (dedicated to Shiva) in 1025, situated on the sea coast of Kathiawar, was famous.
- Firdausi (Persian poet, known as Homer of the east) who wrote Shahnama;
- Alberuni (Scholar from Central Asia) who wrote Tahqiq- I-Hind
- Utbi (court historian), who wrote Kitab-ud-yamni.
Qts3 Write about Mohammad Ghori
- Mohammad Ghori was also a ruler in Afghanistan.
- Mohammad Ghori was interested in conquering northern India and adding it to his kingdom.
- Prithviraj Chauhan, who was the king of Delhi at that time, defeated Mohammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain in 1191.
- Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj in the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192.
- Mohammad Ghori also defeated Jaichandra (Gahadval Rajput, ruler of Kannauj) in Battle of Chhandwar in 1194.
- Captured Delhi and Ajmer and thus laid the foundation of Muslim Rule in India.