Mahmud's Expedition to Kannauj (1018)

Name: Mahmud's Expedition to Kannauj (1018)
Start: 1018

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1018

In 1018 CE, Ghaznavid Sultan Mahmud led his army deep into the middle Gangetic region, attacking Kannauj (Kanyakubja) and its neighboring states;…

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1018Punjab–Gangetic Plain corridor · IndiaMahmud assembled his army in northwestern India and marched south along traditional trade routes, passing through the already-subdued Punjab and advancing on Kannauj and its vassal states in the middle Gangetic region.
1018Kannauj · Uttar PradeshThe Ghaznavid army engaged Kannauj's ruler Rajapala, who was defeated and fled north, abandoning the city. The invading forces sacked the city, carried off vast wealth, and compelled the surrounding kings to once again swear allegiance and pay tribute.

The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans — Wolseley Haig (1928)
Tarikh-i Yamini (Kitab-i Yamini) — Al-Utbi