How many times did Mahmud of Ghazni invade India ?

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SSC CHSL Previous Paper 98 (Held On: 15 Oct 2020 Shift 3)

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The correct answer is 17.

Key Points

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 1025 AD wherein he invaded the Somnath temple in Gujarat.
In all his 17 invasions, a number of dynasties were conquered by him.

Additional Information

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.
Kitab al-Hind is a book written by Al-Beruni and is an important source of Historians.