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Was Mahmud of Ghazna a raider or an empire-builder in the subcontinent?

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Examiners want: Motives of Mahmud's invasions, Central Asian priorities, annexation of Punjab, judgement on imperial intent

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2005
CSS · History of Pakistan & India · Discuss

Mahmud of Ghazna, it is generally believed had face to the west and back to the east and thus heeded less to the making of an empire in the sub-continent. Comment.

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