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Name the Afgan King who raided India seventeen times & destroyed the famous temple of Somnath-

  1. Mahmud of Gazni

  2. Nadir Shah

  3. Sher Shah Suri

  4. Humanyu
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Explanation

Mahmud of Ghazni conducted 17 plundering expeditions into India between 1000-1025 CE, most famously destroying the Somnath Temple in Gujarat in 1024 CE. His invasions were primarily motivated by wealth accumulation from temple treasuries rather than territorial conquest. These raids marked the beginning of systematic Turkish invasions into North India.

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