Shihab-ud-din (later Mohammed or Mohammed of Ghur) was a Moiz-ud-din great conqueror. After setting up his government in Ghazni (1173 AD), he directed his expeditions further towards India. In 1175 AD, he captured Multan and then Sindh. Three years later, he tried to enter into Gujarat, but found the local […]
Chapter 01 – Arrival of Arabs and Turks in India
THE GHAZNAVIS An adventurer Alp-Tegin founded the principality of Ghazni in 962 AD. After his death in 977, his slave and son-in-law, Subuktigin, succeeded him. His policy of conquest brought him in conflict with the Sayyid dynasty. He defeated its ruler, Jaipal twice and thus extended the kingdom beyond the […]
As early as 637 AD, Arabs started sending expeditions to the Western coast of India. In the early years of the 8th century AD, the king of Ceylon had sent some ships to the Khalifa (Caliph) Walid. These ships were plundered by pirates near Debal, a port in Sindh. At […]