Ghaznavid Empire
former country
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.
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 | 963 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1186 | ||||||||||||
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