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The Turkish Invasions — Revision Notes
ICSE · Class 7 · History & Civics
The Turkish Invasions revision notes for ICSE Class 7 History & Civics: 4 topics in quick points. Part of the ICSE Class 7 History & Civics syllabus.
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Key Topics to Revise
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Arab Invasion and Early Contacts
- The Arabs were the first Muslim conquerors of India.
- Sindh was attacked by the Arabs for the first time in the beginning of CE 712.
- Muhammad-bin-Qasim, an Umayyad General, conquered Sindh and Punjab.
2
Mahmud of Ghazni
- Mahmud of Ghazni was the first Turkish invader of India.
- He was the ruler of Ghazni.
- During his thirty-three-year reign, he carried out seventeen raids on India.
3
Muhammad Ghori and Turkish Rule
- Muhammad Ghori was the ruler of a small kingdom and ascended the throne at Ghazni in CE 1173.
- Muhammad Ghori attacked India about 150 years after Mahmud's invasions.
- Five Rajput kingdoms were in power at the time of his invasion.
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Causes of Turkish Success
- The Rajputs lacked political unity and were busy fighting each other.
- Rajput chiefs were jealous of each other.
- Rajputs had no standing army of their own.
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