The table below is not included. A manuscript catalogue from Multan lists Persian works on administration, poetry and religion copied under the Ghaznavids. ...
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The table below is not included. A manuscript catalogue from Multan lists Persian works on administration, poetry and religion copied under the Ghaznavids. A student concludes that Mahmud of Ghazni was important only because he raided wealthy temples in India. Her teacher asks her to consider the wider effects of the Ghaznavid period on the Muslim presence in the subcontinent.
(a) Identify the city from which Mahmud of Ghazni ruled. [1]
(b) Describe two aims of Mahmud's expeditions into India. [2]
(c) Explain why Ghaznavid influence was important for later Muslim expansion in the subcontinent. [2]
Answer Details
(a) Ghazni [1] (b) Any two: gain wealth or booty [1]; weaken rival rulers [1]; extend influence or territory [1]; support Muslim rule and prestige [1] (c) Ghaznavid campaigns opened routes and showed that northern Indian states could be defeated [1]; they helped create Muslim bases and links which later invaders could use [1]
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