islam to N india

Question 1

how did islam get to india?military

Answer 1

arab forces enter india
(exploration at first)
–conquered Sind and added it to the Umayyad empire, then he Abbasid Empire

Question 2

how did islam get to india? merchant s

Answer 2

intermarried on the coastal areas

-trade centers

Question 3

how did islam get to india? Turkish migrants

Answer 3

migration and invasion of turkish speaking people from central asia

Question 4

Mahmud of Ghaxni

Answer 4

leader of the Turks in Afghanistan

• -wanted to plunder india for riches
• destroyed temples and shrines and erected mosques in place

Question 5

the sultanate of delhi

Answer 5

mahmud’s successors

-tried to conquer N india under islamic rule