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How many of you know that Mahmud's father was a Kyrghyz Buddhist caught in childhood and converted forcibly? How many know that Mahmud is called Zabuli because he was born out of a forced union between that slave Sabuktegin and a Zabuli Princess?https://t.co/Xx9cN01jAq
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How many of you know that Mahmud’s father was a Kyrghyz Buddhist caught in childhood and converted forcibly? How many know that Mahmud is called Zabuli because he was born out of a forced union between that slave Sabuktegin and a Zabuli Princess?
And how many of you know that Multan sided Mahmud against the Shahis in the name of religion but Mahmud decided Multan was not Muslim enough and attacked it? And how many of you know that of the 17 raids of Mahmud, 14 are against his neighbour, the Shahis?
And how many of you know that Mahmud is not exactly great – he waged an annual jihad against India but in 31 his year rule, only 17 raids are known – what happened to the balance 13? And how many of you know Mahmud issued Shahada in Sanskrit – telling how unstable his rule is?

And how many of you know that adding his Indian loot, you will count at least 1325 elephants from India but his army inventory check showed only 300 elephants? Did they not know what an elephant looks like or did they not know how to count?
And how many of you know that the Ghaznavids are dumb enough not to know that the bull on their coins is not just a bull but Nandi of Lord Siva? And how many of you know how he cheated Firdausi, who died a broken man because of his boorish behaviour?

Source: https://www.ibiblio.org/britishraj/Jackson3/appendix01.html