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Ghaznavids

a Medieval Muslim Turkic dynasty ruling at eastern Iran and northern India (977–1196)
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Ghaznavids

Summary

Ghaznavids is a dynasty[1]. Ghaznavids ranks in the top 8% of dynasty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,286 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ghaznavids's religion is recorded as Islam[3].
  • Ghaznavids's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[4].
  • Ghaznavids is in the country of Ghaznavid Empire[5].
  • Ghaznavids's instance of is recorded as dynasty[6].
  • Ghaznavids's founder is recorded as Sabuktigin[7].
  • Ghaznavids's founder is recorded as Alp Tigin[8].
  • 962 marks the founding of Ghaznavids[9].
  • Ghaznavids's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ghaznavid sultans[10].
  • Ghaznavids's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[11].
  • Ghaznavids's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].

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Founding

Founders include Sabuktigin[7] and Alp Tigin[8]. 962 marks the founding of Ghaznavids[9].

Why It Matters

Ghaznavids ranks in the top 8% of dynasty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,286 views/month).[2] Ghaznavids has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Ghaznavids is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Alp Tigin Mahmud of Ghazni Sabuktigin

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Country → Ghaznavid Empire
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