Multiple choice

Which statement/s is/are correct?

  1. When Ghazni rose to power, on the north western frontier of India, the Turk influence increased

  2. Mahmud Ghazni invaded India seventeen times between 1001 and 1027 AD

  3. Halaku Khan ended the Caliphate in 1258

  4. All the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

All three statements are correct: A) The Turk influence did increase when Ghazni rose to power in the 10th-11th centuries; B) Mahmud of Ghazni indeed invaded India 17 times between 1001-1027 AD; C) Halaku Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan) sacked Baghdad in 1258, effectively ending the Abbasid Caliphate.

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