MAHMUD OF GHAZNI INVADED INDIA 17 TIMES.
YamÄ«n ad-Dawlah Abul-QÄá¹£im MaámÅ«d Ibn SebüktegÄ«n, more commonly known as Mahmud of Ghazni (Persian: Ù…ØÙ…ÙˆØ ØºÙŽØ²Ù†ÙˆÛŒ / MaámÅ«d-e ÄaznawÄ«; 2 October 971 30 April 1030), was the most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire. In the name of Islam, he conquered the eastern Iranian lands and the northwestern Indian subcontinent from 997 to his death in 1030. Mahmud turned the former provincial city of Ghazna into the wealthy capital of an extensive empire which covered most of today's Afghanistan, eastern Iran, Pakistan and northwestern India.
He was the first ruler to carry the title Sultan ("authority"), signifying the extent of his power, though preserving the ideological link to the suzerainty of the Caliph. During his rule, he invaded and plundered parts of Hindustan (east of the Indus River) 17 times.
