Somnath Campaign (1025–1026)
| Part of | The Resistance Chronicle — Age I · the Ghazni ledger |
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| Dates | 18 October 1025 (departure) – spring 1026 (return) |
| Place | Multan → the Thar → Anhilavada → Somnath; return by Kutch and Sindh |
| Belligerents | Ghaznavids — Chaulukya Gujarat; the temple’s defenders; the Jats on the retreat |
| Commanders | Mahmud of Ghazni — Bhima I (withdrew to Kanthkot) |
| Outcome | Temple sacked (January 1026) — and a retreat that cost the army dearly |
| The shrine’s own story | Somnath Temple — The Shrine Eternal |
The Somnath campaign (1025–26) is the most famous operation of the age — told here as a military campaign: the desert march, the defence, and the price of the return. The temple's history, memory and rebuilding belong to Somnath Temple — The Shrine Eternal. 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 — why Somnath
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The march — Multan to the sea
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The defence of the temple
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The sack
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The retreat — Param Dev, the desert, the Jats
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Verdict
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What it meant for India
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Sources — labelled
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