Question

How many times did Mahmud of Ghazni invade India ?
1. 5
2. 15
3. 17
4. 7

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 17

The correct answer is 17.

• Mahmud of Ghazni was a Turkish conqueror who attacked India 17 times between 1000 to 1027 AD.
• The biggest invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni was in 1027 AD wherein he invaded the Somnath temple in Gujarat.
• In all his 17 invasions, a number of dynasties were conquered by him.

• Al-Biruni was an Iranian scholar and polymath. He was from Khwarezm — a region that encompasses modern-day western Uzbekistan, and northern Turkmenistan.
• The scholar was entrusted by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni to write an account of the subcontinent.
•  Al-BīrūnīKitab al-Hind is a book written by Al-Beruni and is an important source of Historians.