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From his capital at Ghazni, Mahmud built a state that stretched from western Iran to the Punjab, paid for in large part by raids into northern India. Scholars like al-Biruni and poets like Firdawsi gathered at his court. Hindu temples, Somnath most famously, were looted. Modern politics has made him a hero to some and a villain to others. This book goes back to the sources to ask how he ruled, how he made his money, and what changed when his story was retold.
Every claim gets a Source Check: solid, likely, disputed or legend.
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