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Mahmud of Ghazni

971 - 1030

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Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Sabuktigin (Persian: ابوالقاسم محمود بن سبکتگین, romanized: Abu al-Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sabuktigīn; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi (محمود غزنوی), was Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire, ruling from 998 to 1030. During his reign and in medieval sources, he is usually known by his honorific title Yamin al-Dawla (یمین‌ الدوله, lit. 'Right Hand of the State'). At the time of his death, his kingdom had been transformed into an extensive military empire, which extended from present-day northwestern Iran proper to the Punjab in the Indian subcontinent, Khwarazm in Transoxiana, and Makran. Highly Persianized, Mahmud continued the bureaucratic, political, and cultural customs of his predecessors, the Samanids. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mahmud of Ghazni is the 350th most popular politician (up from 1,186th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Politician.

Mahmud of Ghazni is most famous for his military conquests in the Indian subcontinent. He invaded India seventeen times and is known to have taken the Koh-i-Noor diamond, one of the world's largest diamonds, from the Indian ruler Raja Jaya Pala.

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Among politicians, Mahmud of Ghazni ranks 350 out of 19,576. Before him are Martin Bormann, Odoacer, Vajiralongkorn, Nicholas I of Russia, Theodore Roosevelt, and Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Empress Dowager Cixi, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Lycurgus of Sparta, Alexander I of Russia, and Zoë Porphyrogenita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 971, Mahmud of Ghazni ranks 1. After him are Rudolph III of Burgundy, Abbot Oliba, Henry of Speyer, Constantine III of Scotland, and Kushyar Gilani. Among people deceased in 1030, Mahmud of Ghazni ranks 2. Before him is Olaf II of Norway. After him are Miskawayh, William V, Duke of Aquitaine, Adalberon, Ernest II, Duke of Swabia, and Krešimir III of Croatia.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Mahmud of Ghazni ranks 3 out of 177. Before him are Rumi (1207), and Al-Farabi (872). After him are Ashraf Ghani (1949), Roxana (-347), Ahmad Shah Durrani (1722), Abbas the Great (1571), Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), Hamid Karzai (1957), Amanullah Khan (1892), Hasan Akhund (1945), and Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Mahmud of Ghazni ranks 1. After him are Ashraf Ghani (1949), Ahmad Shah Durrani (1722), Abbas the Great (1571), Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), Hamid Karzai (1957), Amanullah Khan (1892), Hasan Akhund (1945), Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940), Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909), Mohammad Najibullah (1947), and Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953).

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