Ghaznavid Raids on the Punjab Frontier (1070s)

Name: Ghaznavid Raids on the Punjab Frontier (1070s)
Start: 1071
End: 1080

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1071–1080

In the 1070s under Sultan Ibrahim, the Ghaznavid Empire continued raids and expeditions against the northwestern Indian frontier and Punjab despite S…

Timeline

1071–1075Ghazni · AfghanistanSultan Ibrahim, squeezed by Seljuk power in the east, still mustered armies at Ghazni to maintain a policy of raids on the northwestern Indian frontier, using plunder and claims of suzerainty to bolster his legitimacy.
1076–1080Around Lahore · PunjabGhaznavid forces repeatedly crossed the lower Indus and Punjab frontiers to raid towns, while local Hindu princes and remnant Shahi forces organized defenses. Though the fighting did not overturn the northwestern political order, it steadily weakened frontier regimes and spurred militarization across the northern subcontinent.

Sources

Ghaznavid dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ghaznavid-dynasty
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. 3: Turks and Afghans — W. Haig (1928)