High Middle Ages · South Asia · War

1008

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.

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Before and after in South Asia

Before: 1007: Mahmud of Ghazni raids Bhatinda
After: 1010: Brihadeshwara Temple completed at Thanjavur

Before and after in War

Before: 1007: Mahmud of Ghazni raids Bhatinda
After: 1009: Sack of Cordoba begins

Era

High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.