2. Rashtrakuta and Pala dynasties fought for control over Kanauj.
Because there were three “parties” in this longdrawn conflict,
historians often describe it as the “tripartite struggle”.
Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni(997-1320 AD), Afghanistan, looted the
subcontinent every year and used the money to create a splendid
capital citty of ghazni.
The Somnath temple of Gujarat , one of the wealthy temples then,
was attacked by Sultan Mahmud
Al –Biruni, a scholar was entrusted to author an account of the
subcontinent by Sultan Mahmud. This book was known as ‘Kitab ul-
Hind’ which became an important sorce for historians.
Prithviraj lll (1168-1192), the best Chahamana ruler defeated an
Afghan ruler, Sultan Muhammad Ghori in 1191
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