The Sack of Somnath in 1026 was a military campaign orchestrated by Mahmud of Ghazni, a ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire, directed against the Chaulukya dynasty of Gujarat. This is considered Mahmud's fifteenth invasion of India, which saw strategic captures and decisive battles and culminated in the destruction of the revered Somnath Temple. Facing staunch resistance, Mahmud's forces emerged victorious, resulting in significant casualties.
Entering Somnath in mid-January, Mahmud looted and burned the temple, earning him the title 'The Idol Breaker.' His swift departure encountered naval clashes with the Jats near the Indus River. Conducting a naval attack near the Indus River, Mahmud of Ghazni inflicted a severe defeat on the Jats, compelling them to retreat with substantial losses. This event remains a historical symbol of cultural clash and religious desecration during Mahmud's military campaigns in medieval India.
The SackofSomnath in 1026 was a military campaign orchestrated by Mahmud of Ghazni, a ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire, directed against the Chaulukya dynasty...
persecution. After the 1026 sackof the Somnath temple, states Mehrdad Shokoohy, the "sackofSomnath was not just yet another campaign of a medieval Sultan confined...
series of raids into India between 1000 and 1027. His primary goal was to plunder the rich temples of northern India, most notably the famous Somnath Temple...
most invaders. The temple and citadel are sacked, and most of its defenders massacred. 1025: Somnath: Mahmud sacks the temple and is reported to have personally...
Somnath Chatterjee (25 July 1929 – 13 August 2018) was an Indian politician who was associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for most of...
ruled parts of present-day Gujarat, India. The early years of his reign saw an invasion from the Ghaznavid ruler Mahmud, who sacked the Somnath temple. Bhima...
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The early history of Chudasama dynasty of Saurashtra (now in Gujarat, India) is almost lost. The bardic legends differs very much in names, order and...
Dev after sacking the Somnath Hindu temple. Modern historians identify Param Dev as Bhoja: the name may be a corruption of Paramara-Deva or of Bhoja's title...
unopposed and sacked the Somnath temple. After Mahmud's departure, Bhima restored the Chaulukya rule. He crushed revolts by the Paramara chiefs of Arbuda, who...
fled back to Central Asia each time they tried to sack the Somnath Temple and Gujarat. Later Mahmud of Ghazni himself was killed by Bhoja and Ghazni's forces...
Khalji's army under the leadership of Ulugh Khan defeated Karandev II of the Vaghela dynasty, and sacked the Somnath temple. In 1665, the temple, was once...
sacked and plundered by the Delhi Sultanate. Perhaps the most notorious episode of iconoclasm in India was Mahmud of Ghazni's attack on the Somnath Temple...
story begins in 1025 CE when Mahmud of Ghazni sacksSomnath Temple and breaks the idol of Lord Shiva. The prince of Shravasti, Malladev, dies trying to...
temple in Kashmir. Nageshvara Jyotirlinga Somnath Temple Brockman 2011, p. 94. Desai 2007, p. 285. "Development of Ramayana and Krishna Circuits". pib.gov...
lying in the hippodrome in Ghazna, together with the Lord ofSomnath, which is a representation of the Mahadeva, called Linga." Firishta records that In the...
the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2022. Sengupta, Somnath (2 May 2010). "History Of Mohun Bagan (Part 1): The Success That Changed Indian Football"...
economy of the Song dynasty, originates in the Sichuan province of China. Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni sacks the Hindu religious center ofSomnath and takes...
Dwarka Gir Somnath Junagadh Morbi Porbandar Surendranagar Kachchh Gujarat is governed by a Legislative Assembly of 182 members. Members of the Legislative...
Turkic Sultan of Delhi, destroyed Anhilwara and incorporated Gujarat into the Delhi Sultanate. After Timur's sackingof Delhi at the end of the 14th century...
November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022. Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab"...
of The Earth Institute. He is known for his work on sustainable development, economic development, and the fight to end poverty. Sachs is Director of...
century, and ultimately, the unification of Nepal into a modern state. Apart from one destructive sackingof Kathmandu valley in the mid 14th century...
of Gujarat, including Anhilwara where many beautiful buildings and temples had been built over generations, were sacked. The famous temple ofSomnath...
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basis of the state emblem of Odisha. This temple is depicted on the reverse side of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series ₹10 note. Watercolour "Somnath" drawing...
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