Sultan Mahmud came to India from which of the following city of Afghanistan? 

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  1. Ghazni
  2. Jalalabad
  3. Kabul
  4. Kandahar

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Option 1 : Ghazni
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The correct answer is Ghazni.Key Points

  • Sultan Mahmud came to India from Ghazni.
  • The very first ruler in history to assume the title of "Sultan" was Mahmud of Ghazni, founder of the Ghaznavid Empire.
  • 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.

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  • 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.
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