Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Sabuktigin, a Turkic slave seized the city of Ghazni in eastern Afghanistan and established an independent kingdom.
2.Alaptigin initiated the process of southward expansion into the Indian subcontinent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: D
Notes:

Explanation: In 963 Alaptigin, a Turkic slave who had served Samanids as their governor in Khurasan, seized the city of Ghazni in eastern Afghanistan and established an independent kingdom.

  • Alaptigin died soon after. After the failure of three of his successors, the nobles enthroned Sabuktigin.
  • Sabuktigin initiated the process of southward expansion into the Indian subcontinent.

Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT

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