Explanation

The Somnath Temple is located in Gujarat, India.

History

Mahmud of Ghazni in 1025 AD attacked and looted the Somnath Mandir l

He was the ruler of Afghanistan.

The plundered Somnath Mandir was rebuilt by the Paramara king Bhoja of Malwa and the Solanki king Bhimdev I of Anhilwara between 1026 and 1042 AD. 

Mahmud of Ghazni, a Turkish conqueror, invaded India 17 times from 1000 to 1027 AD