Battle of Waihind crushes Hindu Shahis

1008

Mahmud of Ghazni shattered a grand Hindu confederacy assembled by Anandapala at Waihind near Peshawar. When Anandapala's war elephant bolted, panic spread through the Indian ranks and the coalition dissolved. The defeat ended organized Hindu Shahi resistance in the northwest and opened the road to Mahmud's devastating raids deeper into the subcontinent.