Ghaznavid Punjab Frontier in the 1060s

Timeline

1. 1061–1065Lahore · PakistanIbrahim (r. 1059–1099) maintained administrative and military presence in Punjab through the governor of Lahore, continuing tax collection and supporting local Islamic institutions, though central control over frontier forts was markedly weaker than under Mahmud.
2. 1066–1070Northwestern Indian frontier · Northwestern IndiaIn the later 1060s the Ghaznavids faced harassment from local Rajputs and remnant Shahi forces on Punjab's northwest frontier, while Seljuk pressure tied down the western front; frontier defense increasingly relied on local allies and mercenaries, leaving the empire's Indian front on the defensive.