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Who attacked the Somnath Temple of Gujar...

Who attacked the Somnath Temple of Gujarat?

A

Jala-ud-din Khalji

B

Ibrahim Lodi

C

Ahmad Shah Durrani

D

Mahmud of Ghazni

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D
In 1024, during the reign of Bhima I, the prominent Trukic ruler Mahmud of Ghazni raided Gujarat, Plundering the Somnath temple and breaking its jyotirlinga. He took away a booty of 20 million dinars.
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