Analytical study of Ghaznavids attack to India: from Aloptegin to Sabuktegin

Aloptegin went to Ghazni in rich regions of northern India under the pretext of jihad. He was the first person who carried out attacks on the territory of Hindu shahs. Ghaznavids in the reign of Buri Tegin defeated Looyak government which was stopping attacks on India. Sabuktegin, marched the cities of northern India and occupied some cities and fortresses. uniting Rajas of northern India, raja Jayapala, the king of northern areas of India, attempted to resist against Ghaznavids attacks on the territory. But pushing back Jayapala, Sabuktegin gained victories and the conditions were provided for Mahmoud’s future attacks. According to descriptive-analytical approach and using library resources, this article proposes Ghaznavids attacks to India from the beginning to the end of Sabuktegin reign. The main research question is: what was Ghaznavi rulers’ role in the conquest of India from Aloptegin to Sabuktegin? Thus, this article seeks to assert Ghaznavids governors’ role from the very beginning by means of Jihad and pushing back the Looyak and Hindu shahs, to provide the conditions that helped facilitate Mahmoud’s attacks on India.