November 2, 971 april 30, 1030, real name yamin addawlah abdulqa. Ghazni was no match for the combined might of india. It was bad luck of india that by this time central india was divided among number of empires wh. Mahmud of ghazni was the first muslim conqueror to rule afghanistan with an empire ranging from what in the present day would be north east of iran, afghanistan and north india. Chapter 2 the idolbreaker mahmud of ghazni 9971030 a. Translation of the tarikhisultan mahmudighaznavi, or. Indias enormous wealth was plundered and taken away to ghazni. Javed mughal jooti jhumka aur jail novel is authored by tahir javed mughal contains adventurous crime story in urdu pdf language with the size of 3 mb in high quality format posted into crime urdu pdf novels and tahir javed mughal books. Ghazni is one of the most important and central provinces of afghanistan. Although mahmud ghaznavi expanded the ghaznavid kingdom, it is actually. He was an idol breaker and destroyer of arts in india but he was a great lover and patron of arts in ghazni. Ghazni citadel, the minarets of ghazni, the palace of sultan masud iii and several other cultural heritage sites have brought travellers and archeologists to the city for centuries, and in 20, isesco declared ghazni the years islamic capital of culture. He had heard about the wealth of the indo gangetic plains.
Mahmud was the son of sabuktigin, a turkopersian slave of the yamini tribe who served alptigin, the turkish adventurer. For one section of the people, the greatest hero of all times. During his rule, lahore also became a great center of learning and culture. Mahmud had great passion for collecting scholars at ghazni containing a. Please upload pdf file mahmud of ghazni and rajendra chola were the most powerful rulers in south asia in the 11th century. Under mahmud, ghazni became one of the most important and beautiful cities of the islamic world. Here, we are giving 10 gk questions and answers on invasion of mahmud ghaznavi of india for the enhancement of general knowledge. Tegin is distinct turkish name and there is simply no debate. The first attack was made against frontier post in 100 and many forts and districts were captured. Rani padmini and four other hindutva history myths explodedanything that moves rani padmini and four. Real history of muslim rule in india mahmud ghaznavi to aurangzeb october 24, 2015 india, top stories 5 comments with the increase in the intolerance towards minorities in. The province is second grade based on the statistics of central statistic office cso of afghanistan for the density of population. Historians reveal shocking facts about muslim ruler mahmud.
Ghaznis strategic position, both economically and militarily, assured its revival, albeit without its dazzling former grandeur. Verse to mahmud of ghazni wikisource, the free online library. The dam serves as a good source of irrigation water to ghazni city and the surrounding agricultural areas. Mahamud of ghazni and mohammad of ghur linkedin slideshare. Mahmud of ghaznis raid on the somanatha temple in 1026 did not create a hindumuslim dichotomy. In 2007, one of the gates on a fiftyyearold dam on the jikhai river broke, bringing up concerns among the inhabitants of ghazni city about the water supply. Mahmud of ghazni ad 997ad 1030 mahmud came to the throne of ghazni in ad 997. Do you know mahmud ghazni never came in contact of strong empires in central empire.
Review of abolfazl khatibi, did ferdowsi satirize mahmud. He ascended the throne upon the death of his father mahmud in 1030. Mahmud of ghazni article about mahmud of ghazni by the free. He turned the former provincial city of ghazni into the rich capital of an extensive empire which included modernday afghanistan, most of iran, and parts of northwest. Mahmud ghazni commonly known as mahmud of ghazni, who ruled ghazni from 971 to 1030 ad. It attacked from the wrong quarter, occupied the least productive province, and was too feebly supported to spread farther. At the time of his death, his kingdom had been transformed into an extensive military empire, which extended from northwestern iran proper to the punjab in the indian subcontinent, khwarazm in transoxiana, makran. Mehmood ghaznavi biography, history, early life and legacy. He conquered the eastern portions of the persian empire including, modern afghanistan, and the northwestern indian subcontinent modern pakistan from 997 to. Arab hegemony gave way to renewed persian predominance, which continued until ad 998, when mahmud of ghazni. Verse to mahmud of ghazni wikisource, the free online. Mahmud extended his conquests further west and khawarzam shahs of khiva became him vassal.
Pdf this article outlines the interpretive challenges of understanding the history and reception of sultan mahmud of ghazna by focusing on a. Find information about mahmud ghazni s invasions of india, its venue, year, reasons, winner, loser and aftermath of the battles. It was the city of mosques, madrasas and libraries. Mahmud of ghazni was the first independent ruler of the ghaznavid dynasty, ruling from 999 to 1030. Background profile of ghazni pajhwok election site. Mahmud of ghazni destroyed and looted one of the most sacred temples of hindus somnath temple in 1025 ad killing over 50,000 people who tried to defend it. Anandpal was the son of jaipal, and now became the king of hindushahi kingdom. His sixteenth expedition was the plunder of somnath temple now in gujarat in 1026 ad.
The same process of destruction was repeated in the provinces. Born in 971, mahmud ghaznavi was the elder son of subuktagin, the king of ghazni. In 1026, mahmud of ghazni raided the temple of somanatha and broke the idol. Biography of mahmud ghazni character and personality. Mahmud was reputedly so impressed, that he ordered a house built for the poet alongside his own palace. For the other section, the greatest curse for their way of life. About 5,00,000 indians were taken to ghazni as slaves. While muslims of the subcontinent have spread stories in his name for centuries, other historians and researchers have not been that kind, basing their theories and views around what.
Mahmood and his father fought many battles with the hindus. Mahmud of ghazni muslim invasion general studies 4u. When subuktagin attacked king jaipal, mahmud fought for his father in the battlefield. First muslim mohammad bin qasim invaded india in 712 ad and conquered sindh. Eleven districts of southern ghazni province have been lacking girls school, an official said on tuesday. Located in ghazni province, jaghori is the former home of many hazara refugees in australia. How did mahmud of ghazni manage to defeat so many hindu kings. Disturbingly, just 11 weeks after the governments suspension, the decapitated corpses of 11 hazara males were discovered in the khas oruzgan district of oruzgan province on 25 june 2010.
Mahmud turned the former provincial city of ghazni into the wealthy capital of an extensive empire which included modern. Mahmud s territorial gains lay mainly w and n of afghanistan and in the punjab. Mahmud of ghazni november 971 30 april 1030, also known as mahmudi zabuli, was the most prominent ruler of the ghaznavid empire. Ghazni project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. The actions of one person in any age cause ripples that affect the lives of thousands who live downstream. His son mahmud wanted to achieve the glory of the greatestconqueror of the world. Chapter vi mahmud ghaznavi as a general shodhganga. He attacked and plundered north india 17 times from ad 1001to. Mahmud of ghazni was the first ruler who invaded deep into india. It again flourished but only to be permanently devastated, this time in 1221 by genghis khan and his mongol armies after 6 years of khwarezmid rule. Ghazni is located in 33 degree, 33 min of north latitude and in 68 degree, 25 min of the east. Mohammad ghori who consolidated early muslim rule in india, making it easier for. Mahmud of ghazni november 971 30 april 1030 was the first independent ruler of the ghaznavid dynasty, ruling from 998 to 1030.
Mahmud ghazni first encountered the hindushai ruler, jaipal in ad 1001. Important effects of mahmud s invasion were as under. Bahram reoccupied what remained of ghazni when alauddin husain was defeated and temporarily imprisoned by the saljuq turks. Ghaznis eponymous capital was razed in 1151 by the ghorid alauddin. Located on the kabulkandahar trade route, ghazni is a market for sheep, wool, camel hair cloth, corn, and fruit. He was 27 years old then and the first ruler to get the title as sultan, which means authority, thereby implying his power and strength. But, in the history of india, mahmud was a fanatic sunni muslim, a barbaric foreign bandit, a plunderer and wanton destroyer of fine arts. Sebuktegin 9711030 more popularly known as mahmud of ghazni or mahmud ghaz navi the demonym for ghazna, afghanistan continues to inform the. His title signified that the muslim caliph remained the religious leader of the empire despite being the political leader of a vast swath of land, encompassing much of what is now iran, turkmenistan, uzbekistan, kyrgyzstan, afghanistan, pakistan, and. History of muslim rule in india mahmud ghaznavi to aurangzeb. Ghazni has a total of 3,109 villages with an estimated population of 1,080,891 people 2008 census. Mahmud of ghazni was married to a woman named kausari jahan and had twin sons mohammad and masud, who succeeded him one after the other, while his grandson by masud, mawdud ghaznavi was also ruler of the empire but many of 18th century books nullify such claims.
Ghazni city is located in an area of extreme drought. He started his expedition by entering gujarat defeating jayapala. Reference is made to this in various sources, or reference is omitted where one expects to find it. Translation of the tarikhisultan mahmud ighaznavi, or, the history of sultan mahmud of ghazni.
Click download or read online button to get the life and times of sultan mahmud of ghazna book now. When he believed he had not been fairly rewarded for the poem, he wrote the response to mahmud of ghazni. History of muslim rule in india mahmud ghaznavi to aurangzeb video. Mahmud of ghazni was the ruler of the ghaznavi dynasty which claims its origin from the family of persian rulers. His sister sitrimualla was married to dawood bin ataullah alavi also known as. Ghaznavid struggles with the ghurids continued in subsequent years as they nibbled away at ghaznavid territory, and ghazni and zabulistan was lost to a group of oghuz turks before captured by the ghurids. The prehistory of the ghaznavids prominent among the disputing turkish generals at the samanid court in the middle years of the tenth century was the commanderinchief persian, ispahs. Natural resources ghazni province has no significant natural resources. The total area for summer and winter pastures is 412380 ha. Capturing ghazni in 1151, he reduced its splendid 31 buildings to ashes and desecrated the graves of its kings. Swat is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty. At the time of his death, his kingdom had been transformed into an extensive military empire, which extended from northwestern iran proper to the punjab in the.
He began a series of seventeen raids into northwestern india at the end of the 10th century. He made it known throughout india that he was going to wage a religious war. Alptigin was earlier awarded the province of ghazni is eastern afghanistan by the caliph of baghdad in return for his military assistance. He wanted to build some fine monuments in ghazni for which he required skilled masons and labourers, hence it is opined by some scholars that in order to get fine artisans, he invaded india. Mahmud s exploits disrupted the indian defenses, exposed their weakness and opened the door to subsequent penetrations from the northwest. He transformed his capital, ghazna modern ghazni, afghanistan, into a cultural centre. Gk questions and answers on invasion of mahmud ghaznavi in. One of the most celebrated muslim rulers is mahmud of ghazni, the man who is famous for leading a series of military expeditions in the subcontinent while waving the flag of islam, annexing one state at a time. Jai pal decided to give the king of ghazni a surprise. Mahmud was a brilliant soldier but he lacked the statesmanship to build an indian empire or establish a relationship of trust with the people of hindustan. Real history of muslim rule in india mahmud ghaznavi to aurangzeb october 24, 2015 india, top stories 5 comments with the increase in the intolerance towards minorities in india there is a need to look into the reasons for it. Crowds of poets sang his praises and he is said to have spent on them 400,000 dinars annually. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
He was 27 years old then and the first ruler to get the title as sultan, which. A study of generalship of mahmud of ghazni 121 the sultan was a great patron of learning and his court was the rendezvous of scholars from all parts of the muslim world. At the time of his death, his kingdom had been transformed into a extensive military empire, which extended from northwestern iran proper to the punjab in the indian subcontinent,khwarazm in transoxiana, and makran. Mahmud of ghazni simple english wikipedia, the free. November 2 971 april 30 1030, also known as yamin aldawlah ma. The life and times of sultan mahmud of ghazna download. Malik ayazs love of mahmud inspired poems and stories, while local muslim historians and sufis commemorate malik ayaz due to his unwavering feudalistic loyalty to mahmud ghaznavi.
Ghazni mohammed history in tamil pdf 20 download 3b9d4819c4 historical analysis temple desecration and indomuslim statesnouncements on sultan mahmud of ghazni, controversial figures in indian history 19 11 madurai madurai tamil nadu malik kafur 25. Mahmud s father was subuk tegin and he was a pagan before being converted to islam. A study of generalship of mahmud of ghazni 7 the superior generalship of mahmud won the day. There are some minerals in zarkashan mountain in nowar district.
There are some natural wild almond forests on an area of 2900 ha in qarabagh and jaghatu districts. Due to this mahmood ghaznavi is considered as a looter and plunder by the most of the nonmuslims of south asia. Ghazni has 18 districts in total and 14 of them have been under high security threat. Know the overall place and significance of mahmud ghazni s 17 times. Iranian historymahmud ghaznavi wikibooks, open books for. Muhammad of ghazni mahmud of ghazni november 971 30 april 1030 was the first independent ruler of the ghaznavid dynasty, ruling from 998 to. Biography of mahmud of ghazni, first sultan in history. The heritage of ghazni and bukhara columbia university. His reign lasted five months before he was overthrown by his twin masud i, after which he was. Mahmud of ghazni in 998 ad, the turkish conqueror, mahmud of ghazni, succeeded his father, and established a huge empire in central asia, with capital at ghazni, the presentday south kabul. Sultan of the kingdom of ghazna 9981030, originally comprising modern afghanistan and northeastern modern iran but, through his conquests, eventually including northwestern india and most of iran. Though jaipal was freed, but he refused to survive his disgrace. Representations of mahmud of ghazni in the islamic states texts. He turned the former provincial city of ghazni into the rich capital of an extensive empire which included modernday afghanistan, most of iran, and parts of northwest india including modernday pakistan.
At the time of his death, his kingdom had been transformed into an extensive military empire, which extended from northwestern iran proper to the punjab in the indian subcontinent, khwarazm in transoxiana, and makran. Ghazni was neither pashtun nor tajik he was a turk as was his dynasty. Ghazni the name meaning jewel is an ancient city with a rich history. Indeed a rigorous historical analysis of five different. In 1011 mahmud, after a short campaign against the afghans under mahommed. We hear no more of the arabs as conquerors in india. Some lead to our asking questions which do not conform to what we have accepted so far in terms of the meaning and the. Biography of mahmud of ghazni free pdf download studyiq.
Ghazni became the seat of power of islam and the centre of its progress in culture including education, scholarship and fine arts. Mahmud s conquests paved the way for the muslim conquest of india. In the years ad 100406 mahmud ghazni attacked the rulers of multan. He emerged successful in breaking up the armed forces of the hindu rulers and plundered enormous wealth from india. This recently published monograph by abolfazl khatibi represents an important contribution to one of the oldest debates in persian literary history, and indeed to the textual criticism of the shahnamah. He marched by way of walihtan sibbi and hissar and reached bhatia. Centred upon the upper portions of the swat river, swat was a major centre of early buddhist thought as part of the gandhara kingdom, and today is littered with ruins from. The province contains 19 districts, encompassing over a thousand villages and roughly 1. Due to the sarde dam and ghazni river, cultivated land is concentrated in the southern and eastern districts. The story of sultan mahmud ghaznavi is a household one in this region. He started his raids on india in ad 1001 by attacking and killing jaipala, the king of punjab in the first battle of waidind. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive.
Jul 02, 20 mahmud of ghazni was the first muslim conqueror to rule afghanistan with an empire ranging from what in the present day would be north east of iran, afghanistan and north india. It was all due to the success and achievements of mahmud. Ghazanavids are by all accounts turks who destroyed tajikssamanids and enslaved pashtuns. He seized the throne of the sultanate from his uncle, muhammad of ghazni, in revenge for the murder of his father, masud i of ghazni. Biography of mahmud ghazni character and personality article shared by scholars have expressed different opinions regarding the works and personality of mahmood gaznavi, some historians have regarded him a great victor, efficient commander, farsighted general, worthy ruler and able politician. Ghazni was restored to the ghaznavids by the intervention of the seljuks, who came to the aid of bahram.
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