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The Indian Economic & Social History Review, 2021
Almost all of our information on the Ghaznavids comes from two contemporary chronicles (one in Persian and one in Arabic) and a divan (poetic anthology) from the early eleventh century. The Arabic text is the Tarikh-i Yamini written by Abu Nasr al-ʻUtbi, and the Persian chronicle is the Zayn al-Akhbar by Gardizi.
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Almost all of our information on the Ghaznavids comes from two contemporary chronicles (one in Persian and one in Arabic) and a divan (poetic anthology) from the early eleventh century. The Arabic text is the Tarikh-i Yamini written by Abu Nasr al-ʻUtbi, and the Persian chronicle is the Zayn al-Akhbar by Gardizi.
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TheShahnama: Between the Samanids and the Ghaznavids
Iranian Studies, 2010The paper reconsiders the apocryphal stories regarding theShahnama's initial reception to propose that it was only after long narrative poems gained currency that theShahnamawas recognized as a masterpiece. The paper analyzes the structure and themes of several histories written before and during the Samanid period and compares them with theShahnamaand
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‘Utbi and the Ghaznavids at the Foot of the Mountain
Iranian Studies, 2005The beginnings of the genre of dynastic history in Islamic historiography can actually be traced to a single text1—a rhetorical tour de force in Arabic called Kitab al-Yamini, written by Abu Nasr a...
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“History of bayhaqi” as a source of the ghaznavid period
ACADEMICIA: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 2021AbstractThis article is about Abulfazl Bayhaqi's “History of Bayhaqi” which describes the history of the Ghaznavid dynasty that ruled in Eastern Iran, Khorasan, Afghanistan and Northern India between 352/963 and 582/1186.It gives information about the author of the work, the date of writing, the content, copies and translations.
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1975
The establishment of the Ghaznavid sultanate in the eastern Iranian world represents the first major breakthrough of Turkish power there against the indigenous dynasties. The Sāmānid in Transoxiana and Khurāsā meant that there was a strong barrier in the northeast against mass incursions from the steppes into the civilized zone.
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The establishment of the Ghaznavid sultanate in the eastern Iranian world represents the first major breakthrough of Turkish power there against the indigenous dynasties. The Sāmānid in Transoxiana and Khurāsā meant that there was a strong barrier in the northeast against mass incursions from the steppes into the civilized zone.
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Religious Life in the Ghaznavids
2023Ghaznavids, in todays Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the XIth and XIIth Century. It is a Turkish dynasty that ruled for centuries. The Ghaznavids, who were known for protecting the Islamic faith and supporting Sufism, a mystical branch of Islam, during their reign, followed the Hanafi sect, adhering to the Sunni understanding of Islam.
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Investigation of the military structure of the Ghaznavid Era
After Arab invasions and territorial expansion in Sassanian-era Iran, Iranians resisted Umayyad and Abbasid caliphs due to bias and discrimination. Uprisings against biased Arab rulers reduced their control over the Islamic Caliphate's eastern borders, paving the way for local government formation and independence.Shahrian, Gholamreza, Seyyed, mahmood
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Ghaznavids and Ghurids Arts and Architecture
The Ghaznavids ruled from 977 to 1186, making of its capital Ghazni one of the most powerful and flourishing cities of the medieval Iranian world. Though the dynasty was of Turkic origin, arts and courtly customs were largely shaped on the Iranian culture that had started its revival under the Samanids.openaire +1 more source
The Status of Islamic Art and Architecture in the Ghaznavid Era
Comparative Studies in Jurisprudence, Law, and PoliticsThe Ghaznavids (1206-962 AD), a Turkic dynasty that ruled vast parts of eastern Iran, are named after their capital and the formation of their state in Ghazna (Ghaznin/Ghazni, located in present-day Afghanistan). After Sebüktigin (ruled 996-977 AD), the primary founder of the Ghaznavid state, his son Mahmud (ruled 1030-997 AD), who, by defeating the ...
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The Ghaznavid Period (5th/11th century)
1968The Samanid empire, outwardly so glorious, was inwardly however troubled by dissension and strife1,and this accounted for its falling an easy prey to the rapacity of Sultān Mahmūd and the Iligh-Khāns (Karakhānids, Āl-i Afrāsyāb). Sultān Mahmūd too relied for support on a guard of slaves belonging to various tribes and on volunteers (ghāzī or mutatavvi‹)
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