The Impact of Ghaznavid Invasions

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Abhyudaya Kelkar

Mahmud Ghazni left a trail of death and destruction behind him in the areas not covered under his empire. Although his invasions did not bring much changes in the political situations in India, there were huge socio-economic and cultural changes. Many things started getting transformed, right from the religion to art. Sufis started coming to the northern India in appreciable numbers only after this invasion, who really laid the foundation of Islam in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. Ghazni opened the path for further invasions into India. The raids of his successors continued for few more decades. All these factors are discussed in considerable depth in this lesson, along with Al Beruni.