Mahmud of Ghazni
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Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Sabuktigin, usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi, was Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire, ruling from 998 to 1030. Widely reputed to be undefeated throughout his en
Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, conquering Qasdar (modern Khuzdar). Jamiʿ al-Tawarikh, 1314–15
Fight between Mahmud of Ghazni and Abu 'Ali Simjuri in 994 AD. Jami al-Tawarikh, 1314
Sultan Mahmud and his forces attacking the fortress of Zaranj in 1003 CE. Jami al-Tawarikh, 1314 CE.
Mahmud of Ghazni receiving Indian elephants as tribute (Majmu al-Tawarikh, by Hafiz-i Abru, Herat, 1425).
Sabuktigin
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Abu Mansur Nasir ad-Din wa'd-Dawla Sabuktigin was the founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty, and amir of Ghazna from 977 to 997. Sabuktigin was a Turkic slave who was bought by Alp-Tegin, the commander of
Mahmud of Ghazni
…eleven minor campaigns. Mahmud was born in the town of Ghazni in the region of Zabulistan (in present-day Afghanistan) on 2 October 971. His father, Sabuktigin, was a Turkic slave commander who laid foundations to the Ghaznavid dynasty in Ghazni in 977, which he ruled as a subordinate of the Samanids, who ruled…
Coin of Sabuktigin, citing the Samanid amir Nuh II as his suzerain. Date unknown, minted at Ghazna
Tomb of Sabuktigin, between Ghazni and Rawza (33°34′13″N 68°26′17″E / 33.570399°N 68.438171°E / 33.570399; 68.438171).