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The Ghaznavids





The Ghanavi state was formed in the year 963 by the Turkish ruler Sevuktekin and is one of the first Moslem Turkish states. The Ghaznavids worked relentlessly for the expansion of Islam in India. The state finally collapsed in 1186 and were assimilated by the Oguz.

The Turkish scholar Ebu Reyhan el-Beyruni contributed significantly to Islamic cultural history with his famed Kitabn'i-Hind (the Book of India). The poet Firdevsi, the Sehname, was also active during this period (A.D. 1009).

 

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