Mahmud of Ghazna, Sultan · Ghaznavid sultan

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Mahmud of Ghaznaمحمود الغزنوي

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A warrior-king, among the first to be called 'Sultan', who raided deep into India and gathered great scholars.

He led many campaigns into India, including the sack of Somnath in 1025, and ruled from Iran to the Punjab. His court held al-Biruni and received the poet Firdawsi's Shahnama. The caliph al-Qadir honoured him for supporting Sunni Islam.

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