Malik Ayaz
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Malik Ahmed Ayāz bin Aymāq Abu'n-Najm, was a slave from Georgia who rose to the rank of officer and general in the army of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. He was later awarded the governorship of Lahore thus
Ayaz standing behind Sultan Mahmud shaking hands with the Sheykh. The figure to his right is Shah Abbas I who reigned about 600 years later. Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
Ayaz kneeling before Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna From Six poems by Farid al-Din 'Attar; Southern Iran, 1472; British Library, London
The early Muslim period refers to the start of Muslim rule in the history of Lahore. In 664/682, the city was besieged by Muslim forces led by Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra.
The mausoleum of Qutub ud Din Aibak in Anarkali Bazaar, Lahore, Pakistan.
