The Ghaznévides (Persian: سلسلهغزنویان) is a Moslem dynasty, of Turkish origin, founded by Subuktigîn and which reigned of the end of the 10th century at the end of the 12th century on an empire consisted the areas of the Khorâsan, of Ghaznî and the Panjâb.
The Empire Ghaznavide (سلسلهغزنویان into Persan) existed of 962 with 1187 directed by a dynasty mamelouke of Turkish origin . It was a State Musulman Sunnite which initially directed the Grand Khorasan (thus replacing the Samanides), centered on current the Afghanistan. It was created by Alp Tigin with the town of Ghazna like capital. After the Battle of Dandanakan in 1039, the Empire lost its territories of the east to the profit of the Seljoukides and moved its capital with Lahore, reigning thus mainly with the Punjab.
The fight of the generals Turkish slaves for the control of the throne with the assistance of an allegiance changing on behalf of the chiefs of the ministerial court shows and accelerates the decline of Samanides. The weakness of Samanides attracts in Transoxiane the Turkish S Qarluq, which coldly converted with Islam. They occupy Bukhara in 992 to establish in Transoxiane the Qarakhanides, also called Ilek-Khanide dynasty. Alp Tigin succeeds Ghazna Sebüktigin (death in 997). The son of Subuktigîn, Mahmoud, concludes with Qarakhanides an agreement in which they recognize the Oxus like their mutual border.
The richnesses reported of Indian forwardings to Ghazni were enormous, and the contemporary historians (like Abolfazl Beyhaghi, Ferdowsi) gave an eulogistic description of the magnificence of the capital, as well as the generous support of the conqueror to the literature. Mahmoud dies in 1030, and his/her son Mas' ud was unable to control the conquered territories and loses the Bataille of Dandanakan in 1040 against the Seljoukides. Although it had there a certain start under Ibrahim (1059-1099), the empire will reach never again the same power and same splendor. Ghaznevides were eclipsed soon by the Seljoukides of Iran.
The Ghaznavide Empire ends in 1149 with the capture of Ghazna by the Ghurides. The Ghaznavid capacity in the north of the India continues until the conquest of Lahore in 1187.
After their losses of being able, Ghaznavides settled in Ghazni, where - during centuries - a new tribe evolved/moved, named the Ghilzai tribe, mentioned for the first time at the 16th century. The historical sources are a little fuzzy but it supposes that it is Nasher, the last Khan Ghaznavid, which reigned on the tribe of Ghilzai Kharoti at the 10th century. They again became important between, when Khans found several dynasties, among which the dynasty Hotaki, reigning a time on Persia and the dynasty (Lodi) Moghol with Delhi.
977-997 : Subuktigîn
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