What places were conquered by muhummad …

Mahmud Ghazni always attacked India during the hot summer seasons and with the onset of monsoons, would go back to Ghazni, the reason being, he wanted to avoid the flooding rivers of Punjab, so that his forces won't get trapped there. In all his 17 invasions, a number of dynasties were conquered by him.

• First invasion of Mahmud Ghazni in 1000 AD : Mahmud of Ghazni first invaded modern Afghanistan and Pakistan in 1000 AD. He defeated Hindu shahi kingdom ruler Jaya Pala, who killed himself later, and his son Ananda Pala became his successor.


• 1005 : Ghazni invaded Bhatia.


• 1006 : Ghazni invaded Multan. During this time, Ananda Pala attacked him.


• 1007 : Mahmud of Ghazni attacked and crushed Sukha Pala, ruler of Bhatinda.


• 1011 : Ghazni raided Nagarkot in the Punjab hills.


• 1013 : This was Mahmud's 8th expedition into Pakistan and Eastern Afghanistan, the shahi kingdom under Anand Pala, who was defeated by Ghazni in the Battle of Waihind, the Hind shahi capital near Peshawar.


• 1014 : Thanesar was conquered by Mahmud.


• 1015 : Kashmir was attacked by Mahmud.


• 1018 : He attacked Mathura, where a number of coalition of rulers were defeated, including a ruler called Chandra Pala.


• 1021 : Mahmud conquered Kanauj by defeating Kanauj King Chandella Ganda. In the same year he defeated and killed two more rulers, Shahi Trilochana Pala and his son Bhima Pala, thereby conquering Rahib and Lahore (modern Pakistan).


• 1023 : Gwalior was invaded and conquered by Ghazni.


• Last invasion of Mahmud Ghazni, 1027 : In 1027, he attacked the Somnath temple. The brave Hindu Rajputs tried to defend the temple when the enemy tried to get inside it. The Hindus fought very bravely and initially the enemies could not damage the temple. However, after 3 days of fights, Mahmud Ghazni's troops were successful in plundering the Somnath temple, in which the sacred idol, Linga was destroyed. Ghazni looted all the treasures of the temple, which was at that time worth 20-million Dinars, more than eighty times of what he had collected in his first invasion. Around 5000 Hindus died during this last invasion.