Mahmud of Ghazna
A Dictionary of World History | Date: 2000
Mahmud of Ghazna (969–1030) Muslim ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty of Afghanistan and Khurasan (999–1030). He led 17 raids into northern India in the name of Islam. Sapping Hindu power in the process, he paved the way for Muslim conquest of the subcontinent. He also extended his power into Transoxania, Persia, and Mesopotamia.
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