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Mas'ud I of Ghazni

998 - 1041

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Masʽud I of Ghazni (Persian: مسعود غزنوی), known as Amīr-i Shahīd (امیر شهید; "the martyr king") (b. 998 – d. 17 January 1040), was sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire from 1030 to 1040. The eldest son of Mahmud of Ghazni, he rose to power by seizing the Ghaznavid throne from his younger twin brother, Mohammad, who had been nominated as the heir upon the death of their father. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mas'ud I of Ghazni is the 6,589th most popular politician (down from 5,081st in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 44th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Afghan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mas'ud I of Ghazni ranks 6,589 out of 19,576. Before him are Władysław Raczkiewicz, Yang You, V. V. Giri, Alexios III of Trebizond, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, and Ivo Sanader. After him are Glaucus of Corinth, Artabanus III of Parthia, Sher Ali Khan, Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Albert I, Duke of Saxony, and Christopher Báthory.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 998, Mas'ud I of Ghazni ranks 2. Before him is George Maniakes. After him are Berengar of Tours, and Muhammad of Ghazni. Among people deceased in 1041, Mas'ud I of Ghazni ranks 4. Before him are Michael IV the Paphlagonian, Tancred of Hauteville, and Peter Delyan. After him are Muhammad of Ghazni, Ingvar the Far-Travelled, Akazome Emon, and Domenico Flabanico.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Mas'ud I of Ghazni ranks 57 out of 177. Before him are Ali Hujwiri (1009), Mahmud Shah Durrani (1769), Mirwais Hotak (1673), Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424), Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī (1413), and Abdul Rahim Hatif (1926). After him are Sher Ali Khan (1825), Menander I (-190), Bairam Khan (1501), Khwaja Abdullah Ansari (1006), Saman Khuda (701), and Abu Zayd al-Balkhi (850).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Mas'ud I of Ghazni ranks 40. Before him are Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947), Tahir ibn Husayn (776), Mahmud Shah Durrani (1769), Mirwais Hotak (1673), Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424), and Abdul Rahim Hatif (1926). After him are Sher Ali Khan (1825), Menander I (-190), Bairam Khan (1501), Saman Khuda (701), Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza (1422), and Zaman Shah Durrani (1770).

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