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273:, who ordered Ghaznavi to be exiled. During the next fifteen years, Ghaznavi travelled to various places throughout north-western India with his family and pupils facing much hostility on account of his teachings wherever he went. Within this period he returned to Ghazni three times and was expelled each time. On the last occasion, he was beaten and then jailed for two years before being exiled.
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