Mahmud of Ghazni
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It was there that the poet Ferdowsi, whose stature in Persian letters is comparable to Shakespeare’s in English, presented his epic work, the Shahnameh, to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2021
It flourished during the reign of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, who ruled from 998 to 1030, and was a man of literature and poetry, with more than 700 poets living in his palace.
From The Guardian ● May 21, 2012
In 1021 Mahmud of Ghazni annexed the Panjab.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
He was to Mahmud of Ghazni what Aristotle was to Alexander, with the difference, however, that he actually accompanied the conqueror on his Indian campaigns.
From Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature by F. F. Arbuthnot
They successfully resisted the attacks of Mahmud of Ghazni, and the campaign which Timur undertook against them in 1398 was equally unsuccessful.
From Memoir of William Watts McNair by J. E. Howard
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