Sieges of Lohkot (1015 and 1021)
| Part of | The Resistance Chronicle — Age I · the Ghazni ledger |
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| Dates | Autumn–winter 1015; 1021 |
| Place | Fortress of Lohkot (Loharin), Pir Panjal, Kashmir |
| Belligerents | Ghaznavids — Lohara Kashmir |
| Commanders | Mahmud of Ghazni — Samgramaraja’s garrison |
| Outcome | Both sieges failed — the only outright defeats of Mahmud's career |
| The sequel | Mahmud never attempted Kashmir again |
The two sieges of Lohkot (1015 and 1021) are the entries the textbooks skip: the mountain fortress of the Lohara kings of Kashmir stopped Mahmud outright — twice — the first retreat nearly destroying his army in the snows. This page is a placeholder of The Resistance Chronicle (Age I); its sections will be filled under the founder's direction, to the wing's rules: verdict, meaning for India, sources labelled.
Background — Kashmir and the Shahis: Tunga on the Tausi (1014)
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The fortress
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The first siege (1015) — the retreat through the snows
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The second siege (1021)
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Verdict
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What it meant for India
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Sources — labelled
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