William's Deck Flashcards
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What did Mahmud of Ghazni do to India militarily?
A
Sent raids into India(1001-1027). He plunders/destroys Hindu temples, building mosques on top of them
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Mahmud of Ghazni
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Leader of the Turks in Afghanistan.
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Hindu Temples
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Source of trade, agriculture, banking, religion.
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How did Mahmud Ghazni affect Buddhism?
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Mahmud and his forces demolished hundreds of sites associated with Hindu or Buddhist faiths, and their campaigns hastened the decline of Buddhism in the land of its birth
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Effect of Ghazni building mosques over temple ruins
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They did not encourage Indians to convert to Islam
