MAḤMŪD OF GHAZNA

Meaning of MAḤMŪD OF GHAZNA in English

born 971

died April 30?, 1030, Ghazna, Ghaznavid empire

Son of the founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty , Sebüktigin.

After ascending the throne in 998, he gave nominal allegiance to the caliph of the Bīrūnī and the poet {{link=Ferdowsi">Ferdowsī .

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