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Ismail of Ghazni

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Ismail of Ghazni (Persian: اسماعیل غزنوی) was the emir of Ghazna, reigning for 7 months, from August 997 until March 998. He succeeded his father emir Sabuktigin, who died of an illness acquired in Balkh during a campaign in the Samanid civil war. Ismail was designated his successor by Sabuktigin on his death-bed, while Mahmud, the older half-brother who was involved in the Samanid civil war, was stationed in Nishapur. Upon receiving this news Mahmud of Ghazni contested Ismail's right to the throne and divested his charge of Nishapur to his uncle Borghuz and younger brother Nur-ud-Din Yusuf and marched upon Ghazna in what is now Afghanistan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ismail of Ghazni is the 16,492nd most popular politician (down from 15,324th in 2024), the 132nd most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 124th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Afghan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ismail of Ghazni ranks 16,494 out of 19,576. Before him are Ľudovít Ódor, Bob Mathias, Denise Bronzetti, Liviu Dragnea, Erra-imitti, Mihirakula, Rui Duarte de Barros, and Evripidis Bakirtzis. After him are Andriy Parubiy, Hadi Khosroshahi, Gennady Novitsky, and Ole von Beust.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Ismail of Ghazni ranks 132 out of 177. Before him are Meena Keshwar Kamal (1956), Hussain Hotak (null), Ahmad Zia Massoud (1956), Antimachus I (-200), Sitara Achakzai (1957), and Bismillah Khan Mohammadi (1961). After him are Apollodotus I (-300), Fawzia Koofi (1975), Mohammad Rabbani (1955), Euthydemus II (-200), Dadullah (1966), and Zabiullah Mujahid (1978).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Ismail of Ghazni ranks 93. Before him are Abdul Aziz Hotak (1700), Hussain Hotak (null), Ahmad Zia Massoud (1956), Antimachus I (-200), Sitara Achakzai (1957), and Bismillah Khan Mohammadi (1961). After him are Apollodotus I (-300), Fawzia Koofi (1975), Mohammad Rabbani (1955), Euthydemus II (-200), Dadullah (1966), and Zabiullah Mujahid (1978).

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