Sultan Mahmud Ghazni, His Life and Era (Ar)

Arabic
By: Muhammad Nazim
Softcover
304 pp
Dar Al Madar Al Islami, Beirut, 2005
14 x 21 cm

Biography

'Al Sultan Mahmud Al Ghazni' - A historical biography of the first ruler to carry the title Sultan. 'Mahmud Ghazni; His Life and Era', in the Arabic language.

Mahmud of Ghazni (971 -1030 CE), was the ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire from 997 until his death. Mahmud turned the former provincial city of Ghazni into the wealthy capital of an extensive empire which included modern-day Afghanistan, most of Iran and Pakistan as well as regions in the northwest India (now ). He was also the first ruler to carry the title Sultan, signifying his break from the suzerainity of the Caliph.