MUSLIM INVASION

In 712A.D. the muslim under Muhammad bin Qasim invaded sindh and conquered it.

The immmediate cause of this invasion was to punish the pirates or sea robbers of Debal(modern Karachi) who had plundered eight ships of valuable present sent by the king of sri lanka (Ceylon).

At that time the king of sindh was Dahir.

Khalifa of Arab was Al Hajjaj II.

Mahmud Ghaznavi( 998-1030 A.D.)

He was the first ruler to carry the title of "Sultan."

During his rule, he invaded and plundered 17 times at india .

Important expedition of Ghaznavi

( 1 ) 1001 A.D. on Punjab

(2) War against Anandpal (1008 A.D.)

(3) Invasion of Nagarkot or Kangra(1009 A.D.)

(4) Invasion  of  Thanesar (1014 A.D.)

(5)  Invasion of Mathura and Kannauj( 1018&1019 )

(6) The Somnath Expedition( 1025 A.D.)

      That time king of Gujarat was Bheem Dew I. This was his sixteenth and most important expedition. Somnath was one of the most celebrate templates of the Hindus.

(7) Last Expedition of Mahmud on sindh ( 1027 A.D.).

Al Beruni

His original name was Abu RehanMuhammad.

He came to india in the war-train of Mahmud and lived here for many years.

He travelled far and wide and wrote a masterly account of india in his book Tahqiq-e-Hind or Kitab-ul-Hind.

MuhammadGhori

Original Name ShahabuddinMuhammad Bin Sam

In 1173.A.D,he attacked on Multan and Uchcha.

Battle of Gujarat (1178 A.D)

That time the king of Gujarat was BhimDevll, who was a member of Solamki Dynasty.

Ghori was defeated by BhimDevin Kayadrafield (MountAbu) and he never turnned to Gurarat later on.

The First Battle to Tarain( 1191A.D)

In between Ghori and Prithivi Raj Chauhan. Again Ghori was defeated.

Second Battle Tarain (1192A.D)

This time Prithivi Raj was defeated.

Battle of Chandrawar or Chandawar(1194A.D)

In between JaiChandra and Ghori.Jai Chandra was died.

On March 15,1206 while offering his evening prayers, he was assassinated by some Hindu and Shia near Dhamyak, a place on the bank of jhelum river.