| 1026 |
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Mahmud Ghazni sacks Somnath Temple |
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| 1191 |
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Prithviraj
Chauhan routs Muhammad Ghori: the first battle of Tarain
Muhammad of Gaur's invasion of India followed that of Muhammad of Ghazni,
another Central Asian king who invaded India first in 1000 AD. |
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| 1192 |
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Ghori
defeats Prithviraj Chauhan: the second battle of Tarain
Muhammad of Gaur began his Indian campaigns. He captured the strong
fortress of Uch. However his invasion of Gujarat proved to be a failure. |
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| 1206 |
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Qutbuddin
establishes the Slave Dynasty
1206: Muhammad of Gaur was murdered on his way to Ghazani on 15 March,
1206. He had no heir to succeed and so his provincial viceroys established
their own authority in their respective jurisdiction. |
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| 1221 |
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Mongol invasion under Genghis Khan |
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| 1232 |
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Foundation
of the Qutub Minar
Aram Bakhsh was been defeated very soon by Iltutmish, Governor of Badaun,
who then took over the title of Sultan. The reward of his strength and
intelligence was a robe of honour from Al Mustansir Billah, the reigning
Khalifah of Baghdad. |
| 1288 |
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Marco Polo visits India |
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| 1290 |
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Jalaludin
Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty
Jalaluddin Khalji established Khalji dynasty. The founder of Turkish
dynasty, Jalaluddin Khalji was seventy when he ascended the throne. He
defeated the decendants of Balban, being victorious came to power. |
