Question

why did mahmud attack india?

Answer 1

1) Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni from Afghanistan expanded his control over Iran, Central Asia and the north-western part of India from 997 to 1030.
2) He attacked India every year to loot the country’s rich temples including the Somnath Temple in Gujarat.
3) He took away the country’s wealth in order to use them in building his capital city at Ghazni.