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[3] [27] In particular, Al-utbi mentioned in his work Tarikh-e-yamini, that Mahmud Ghaznavi destroyed a "great and magnificent temple" in Mathura. [28] According to Firishta, writing a "History of Hindustan" in the 16th-17th century, the city of Mathura was the richest in India, and was consecrated to Vāsudeva-Krishna.
[33] [34] According to Muhammad Qasim Hindu Shah, writing an "History of Hindustan" in the 16th-17th century, the city of Mathura was the richest in India. When it was attacked by Mahmud of Ghazni, "all the idols" were burnt and destroyed during a period of twenty days, gold and silver was smelted for booty, and the city was burnt down. [35]
The terms were accepted, and Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi also exacted two million dirhams from the population of Multan by force. [ 6 ] "Despite the hostilities of the Ghaznavids and their successors, Ismailism survived in Sindh and later received the protection of the Soomras , who ruled independently from Thatta , for almost three centuries ...
The people settled there around the tomb of a saint upon which a small and simple mausoleum was erected. In fact, it is the tomb of the General of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi named- Pir Khushal, who defeated Raja Gira and embraced martyrdom there. The tomb is popular in the people with the name of Ghazi Baba tomb.
Coinage of Mas'ud I of Ghazni, derived from Hindu Shahi designs, with the name of Mas'ud (Persian: مسعود) around the head of the horserider.. However, his uncle Yusuf ibn Sabuktigin, and the Ghaznavid army including prominent officers such as Ali Daya, were in favor of Mas'ud, whose military campaigns had earned him a great reputation. [1]
Mahmud of Ghazni succeeded Sabuktigin in 997. Mahmud of Ghazni's invasion of India in the 11th century was a pivotal moment in the subcontinent's history. Mahmud, a powerful Turkic ruler, launched a series of raids into India between 1000 and 1027.
Malik Ayaz's generalship to Mahmud inspired poems and stories, [3] and caused Muslim historians and Sufis to commemorate Malik Ayaz due to his unwavering feudalistic loyalty to Mahmud Ghaznavi. [ citation needed ] He was found dead in his bed in 1041, with suspicions of foul play being involved.
Ghaznavi may refer to: Ghaznavi (surname), a surname; Ghaznavids, a Muslim (Turkic) dynasty; Ghaznavi, Iran, village in Iran; Ghaznavi (missile), a Pakistani missile; Ghaznavi Force, an auxiliary Special Operations unit formed by the Pakistan Army