Muslim Invasion on India

He spent the first twenty-five years of his life in Khwarezm where he studied Islamic jurisprudence, theology, grammar, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, philosophy and most other sciences. In AD 1017, when Mahmud of Ghazni was the ruler, most scholars, including Alberuni, were taken to Ghazni, the capital of the Ghaznavid dynasty. Abu Rayhan Muhammad was made a court astrologer and accompanied Mahmud of Ghazní on his invasions into India in the 11th century (probably in Punjab), living here for a few year. In his book Tahqiq-i-Hind, he described the social, political, religious and economic condition of India. In his account he highlights choice parts of the Gita, the Upanishads, Patanjali, Puranas, the four Vedas

Bhimdeva was a capable ruler and expanded the Chalukya kingdom to include parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Malwa. He was also a patron of the arts and sciences, and his court was home to many scholars and poets.

Mahmud of Ghazni was one of the most influential rulers of the medieval period, whose conquests and patronage of art and culture had a profound impact on the political and social landscape of the Indian subcontinent. Mahmud rose to power as the Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire, ruling from 998 to 1030 AD. His reign was marked by a series of military campaigns into the Indian subcontinent, which not only expanded the boundaries of his empire but also facilitated the spread of Islamic culture and Persian influences in the region.