hindu history

SINDH-RAJASTHAN: 1000: A few Hindu communities from Rajasthan, Sindh and other areas, the ancestors of present-day Romani, or Gypsies, gradually move to Persia and on to Europe. MATHURA TEMPLE SACKED: 1017: Mahmud of Ghazni sacked Mathura, birthplace of Lord Krishna, and established a mosque on the site during one of his 17 Indian invasions for holy war and plunder. SOMANATH TEMPE DESTROYED: 1024: Mahmud of Ghazni plundered Somanath Siva temple, destroying the Linga and killing 50,000 Hindu defenders. He later builds a mosque on the remaining walls. NIMBARKA: 1130-1200: Nimbarka, Telegu founder of the Vaishnava Nimandi sect holding the philosophy of dvaitadvaita, dual- nondualism. PUNJAB: 1185: Mohammed of Ghur conquers Punjab and Lahore. NALANDA DESTROYED: 1197: Great Buddhist university of Nalanda was destroyed by Muslim Ikhtiyar ud-din. MUSLIMS: 1200: All of North India is under Muslim domination. SURYA TEMPLE: 1230-60: Surya temple at Konarak, Orissa, India, is constructed. 1300: Muslim conquerors reach Cape Comorin at the southernmost tip of India and build a mosque there. MUSLIM IN HARDWAR: 1399: Hardwar, Ganga pilgrimage town, is sacked by Timur. CONVERTION: 1414: By force Hindu prince Parameshvara of Malaysia converted to Islam