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India Islamic Mahmud Ghazni Leader Ruled Parts Iran

Front Mahmud of Ghazni
Back Islamic leader who ruled parts of Iran and India between the years 997-1030. Islamic presence in India was quite new at the time. Unaccustomed to ruling a non-Muslim population, he destroyed various Hindu and Buddhist temples. His raids into India are often portrayed as being motivated by money.

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