Rajput Age: New Rulers and States — Social Science STD 7 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7Social ScienceRajput Age: New Rulers and States3 Marks
Question
Foreign attacks on India
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Answer
Foreign invaders invaded India between the eighth and the twelfth century.
In the $8th$ century Mohammad-Ibn-Kasim attacked North-West part of India in order to extend boundaries of the Arab kingdom. At that time the army of Sabuktegin also invaded from North-West part. During $1000$ and $1026$ $AD$, Sultan Mohammad Ghazni invaded India several times, seeing abundant wealth of India.
Each time he invaded with more power and took abundant wealth. He invaded Somnath in $1026$ $AD$ and looted a lot of wealth. About one and a half hundred years after the invasions of Mohammad Ghazni, India was again invaded
from the North-West. In $1191$ $AD$, Shihabuddin invaded India. But Prithviraj Chauhan defeated him in Tarai plain. In $1192$ $AD$, Shihabuddin Ghori invaded again.
Prithviraj Chauhan confronted him in the Tarai plain, but when he was defeated, Muslim power was established on the throne of Delhi.
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