attacked the southern coast of Kathiawar along the Arabian Sea where he sacked the city of Somnath ...........

General Studies (CHSL) History

_____________ attacked the southern coast of Kathiawar along the Arabian Sea, where he sacked the city of Somnath and its renowned Hindu temple in 1026.

Mahmud of Ghazni

Ahmed Shah Tugalaq

Muhammad Ghori

Firoz Shah Tugalaq

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Explanation:

The Somnath temple located on the western coasts of Gujarat is believed to be the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva.It has been reconstructed several times in the past after repeated destruction by several Muslim invaders and rulers.In 1026, during the reign of Bhima I, the prominent Turkic Muslim ruler Mahmud of Ghazni raided Gujarat, plundering the Somnath temple and breaking its jyotirlinga.