27 November in Hindu history
27 November 1001 CE27 November 1001 CE
Jayapala defeated by Mahmud near Peshawar
The Hindu Shahi king was beaten and captured with his sons, as al-Utbi records. Released, he handed the throne to Anandapala and gave himself to the funeral fire.
Battle of Peshawar
The first of Mahmud’s invasions of India. Jayapala, the Hindu Shahi king who had stood for decades between Ghazni and the Punjab, was beaten and captured near Peshawar.