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Ghaznavid Empire
Gaznevîyyûn
غزنويون غزنویان |
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| 963–1186 | |||||||||||||
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| Capital | Ghazni | ||||||||||||
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| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
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• Established
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963 | ||||||||||||
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• Disestablished
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1186 | ||||||||||||
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The Ghaznavid Empire was a Khorāṣānian Turkish Sunni Muslim state, which existed from 975 to 1187. It was centered in Ghazni, a city in present Afghanistan, and ruled much of Persia, Transoxania, and the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent.
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Coinage of Mas'ud I of Ghazni, derived from Shahi designs, with the name of Mas'ud in Arabic.
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Ghaznavid era art: Free-blown, wheel-cut carafes. First half of 11th century. Excavated at Teppe Madraseh, Nishapur, Iran. New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.