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 Eliot, Charles, Sir
The ruin of the great city was due to attacks by Mahmud of Ghazni, A.D.
From Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society by Crooke, William
Kalinjar town, then the capital, was unsuccessfully besieged by Mahmud of Ghazni in A.D.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
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