Yamīn al-Dawla Abū al-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn

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Yamīn al-Dawla Abū al-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn, better known as Mahmud of Ghazni, was the powerful 11th-century sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire renowned for his military campaigns into the Indian subcontinent and patronage of Persian culture.

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instanceOf Ghaznavid ruler
ruler
alsoKnownAs Mahmud of Ghazni
Mahmūd-i Ghaznawī
linked to: Mahmud of Ghazni

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna
linked to: Mahmud of Ghazni
birthDate c. 971
birthPlace Ghazni
burialPlace Ghazni
campaignRegion Gujarat (Somnath)
linked to: Somnath Temple

Punjab
northwestern India
capital Ghazni
deathDate April 30, 1030
deathPlace Ghazni
dynasty Ghaznavid dynasty
linked to: Ghaznavid Empire
era 11th century
ethnicOrigin Turkic
father Sebüktegīn
givenName Maḥmūd
linked to: Mahmud
historicalRegion Greater Khorasan
linked to: Khorasan
honorificTitle Amīn al-Milla
Yamīn al-Dawla
knownFor expansion of the Ghaznavid Empire
military campaigns into the Indian subcontinent
patronage of Persian culture
languageOfCourt Persian
legacy early Muslim ruler to establish lasting political presence in parts of the Indian subcontinent
notablePoetAtCourt Farrokhi Sistani
Ferdowsi
Unsuri
numberOfIndianCampaigns over 15
occupation sultan
patronOf Islamic scholarship
Persian culture
Persian literature
patronymic ibn Sebüktegīn
predecessor Ismail of Ghazni
realm Ghaznavid Empire
regionRuled Khorasan
Khwarezm
Transoxiana (intermittently)
parts of the Indian subcontinent
reignEnd 1030
reignStart c. 998
religion Sunni Islam
successor Masʿud I of Ghazni
linked to: Masud I of Ghazni

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Mahmud of Ghazni fullName Yamīn al-Dawla Abū al-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn