Mahmud of Ghazni

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
historical figure
gptkbp:birthDate 2 November 971
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Yamin_ad-Dawlah_Mahmud
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ghazni
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Ghazni
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Ghazni
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mas'ud_I_of_Ghazni
gptkb:Muhammad_of_Ghazni
gptkbp:conqueredBy gptkb:Mathura
gptkb:Somnath
gptkb:Kannauj
gptkb:Delhi
gptkb:Gujarat
gptkb:Punjab
gptkb:Multan
gptkb:Thanesar
Sindh
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Dinar
gptkb:Dirham
gptkbp:deathDate 30 April 1030
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Ghazni
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Ghaznavid_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Sabuktigin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mahmud of Ghazni
gptkbp:knownFor destruction of Somnath temple
wealth and plunder
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:legacy establishment of Persian culture in India
spread of Islam in South Asia
gptkbp:mainEmpires gptkb:Ghaznavid_Empire
gptkbp:militaryCampaign 17 invasions of India
gptkbp:mother Ismail's mother
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Peshawar_(1001)
gptkb:Battle_of_Waihind_(1008)
gptkb:Sack_of_Somnath_(1025)
gptkbp:notableFor expansion of the Ghaznavid Empire
invasions of the Indian subcontinent
patronage of arts and culture
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Ferdowsi
gptkb:Al-Biruni
gptkb:Asadi_Tusi
gptkb:Baihaqi
gptkb:Farrukhi_Sistani
gptkb:Manuchehri
gptkb:Unsuri
gptkb:Utbi
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sabuktigin
gptkbp:reignEnd 1030
gptkbp:reignStart 997
gptkbp:religion Sunni Islam
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Kausari_Jahan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mas'ud_I_of_Ghazni
gptkbp:title Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Somnath
gptkb:Ferdowsi
gptkb:Somnath_Temple
gptkb:Shahnameh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5