Mahmud of Ghazni

Quotes

• “The far-flung campaigns of Sultan Mahmud would have been impossible without an accurate knowledge of trade routes and local resources, which was probably obtained from Muslim merchants.”
• “He now attacked the fort of Bhim, where was a temple of the Hindus. He was victorious, and obtained much wealth, including about a hundred idols of gold and silver. One of the golden images, which weighed a million mishkals, the Sultan appropriated to the decoration of the Mosque of Ghazni, so that the ornaments of the doors were of gold instead of iron.”

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Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories, 1425) MET AD-37.193a.jpg

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