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Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Sabuktigin (Persian: ابوالقاسم محمود بن سبکتگین, romanized: Abu al-Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sabuktigīn; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi (محمود غزنوی), was Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire, ruling from 998 to 1030.
Jul 3, 2019 · Fast Facts: Mahmud of Ghazni. Known For: First sultan in history. Also Known As: Yamin ad-Dawlah Abdul-Qasim Mahmud ibn Sabuktegin. Born: Nov. 2, 971 in Ghazna, Zabulistan, Samanid Empire. Parents: Abu Mansur Sabuktigin, Mahmud-i Zavuli. Died: April 30, 1030 in Ghazna.
May 28, 2024 · The Turkic Ghaznavid dynasty was established by Mahmud of Ghazni (971–1030), and it governed from 998 to 1030. By the time of his death, his realm had developed into a sizable military empire that spanned from northwest Iran itself to Punjab in India, Khwarazm in Transoxiana, and Makran.
Feb 8, 2024 · Mahmud of Ghazni (971-1030) founded the Turkic Ghaznavid dynasty, which ruled from 998 to 1030. His kingdom had been transformed into a vast military empire by the time he died, extending from northwestern Iran proper to the Punjab in the Indian subcontinent, Khwarazm in Transoxiana, and Makran.
Maḥmūd was the sultan of the kingdom of Ghazna (998–1030), originally comprising what are now Afghanistan and northeastern Iran but, through his conquests, eventually including northwestern India and most of Iran. He transformed his capital, Ghazna (modern Ghazni, Afghanistan), into a cultural.
Mahmud of Ghazni (October 2, 971 – April 30, 1030 C.E.), also known as Yamin ad-Dawlah Mahmud (in full: Yamin ad-Dawlah Abd al-Qasim Mahmud Ibn Sebük Tigin), was the ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire from 997 C.E. until his death.
Few figures from the Indian past strike most Hindus with as much revulsion as the Turkish conqueror, Mahmud of Ghazni. Mahmud succeeded his father, a warlord who had carved out an empire in central Asia and had established his capital at Ghazni, south of Kabul, in 998 AD at the age of 27.
Mahmud of Ghazni, (Persian: محمود غزنوی, Maḥmūd-e Ghaznawī; (2 November 971 – 30 April 1030) commonly known as Mahmud Ghaznavi, was the ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire from 997 until his death.
Mahmud of Ghazni was a late-10th-century and early-11th-century political and military leader and conqueror who reigned over a vast region in Asia, which stretched from Ray in the west to Samarkand in the north-east, and from the Caspian Sea to the Yamuna River in India.
May 29, 2018 · Mahmud of Ghazni (971-1030) was the first sultan of the Ghaznavid dynasty in Afghanistan. A zealous Sunni Moslem, he plundered wealthy India and used the booty to patronize culture in Ghazni, making it the center of Perso-Islamic civilization.
