The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c7.15

c7.15

It was a defeat not only of his forces but also of his plans. For him, Hindusthan now appeared to have only one practicable approach and the annexation of the Ghaznawide Punjab became more a strategic than political necessity. The next few years accordingly found him making a determined and gradual advance through Khusrau Malik's dominion. Peshawar, as we have seen, was taken in 1179; Sialkot fell in 1185; and Lahore after three expeditions was finally occupied in 1186. Three years later he began his operations against India proper.