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 NERFINISHED
Mahmūd-i Ghaznawī NERFINISHED
Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna NERFINISHED
birthDate c. 971
birthPlace Ghazni NERFINISHED
burialPlace Ghazni NERFINISHED
campaignRegion Gujarat (Somnath) NERFINISHED
Punjab NERFINISHED
northwestern India
capital Ghazni NERFINISHED
deathDate April 30, 1030
deathPlace Ghazni NERFINISHED
dynasty Ghaznavid dynasty NERFINISHED
era 11th century
ethnicOrigin Turkic
father Sebüktegīn NERFINISHED
givenName Maḥmūd NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Greater Khorasan NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Amīn al-Milla NERFINISHED
Yamīn al-Dawla NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Ferdowsi NERFINISHED
Unsuri NERFINISHED
numberOfIndianCampaigns over 15
occupation sultan
patronOf Islamic scholarship
Persian culture
Persian literature
patronymic ibn Sebüktegīn NERFINISHED
predecessor Ismail of Ghazni NERFINISHED
realm Ghaznavid Empire NERFINISHED
regionRuled Khorasan NERFINISHED
Khwarezm NERFINISHED
Transoxiana (intermittently)
parts of the Indian subcontinent
reignEnd 1030
reignStart c. 998
religion Sunni Islam
successor Masʿud I of Ghazni NERFINISHED

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