Question
Class 7Social ScienceTurning Tides 11th and 12th centuries

Which two Hindu Shahi rulers did Mahmud defeat to gain access to the Indus plains?

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Mahmud defeated the Hindu Shahi ruler Jayapala in the first decade of the eleventh century. He then defeated Jayapala's son Anandapala in 1008, gaining access to the Indus plains.