Ghaznavid Empire

Ghaznavid Empire
Gaznevîyyûn غزنويون غزنویان
963–1186
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Capital		Ghazni
Languages		Turkish (dynasty and army) Persian (official)
Government		Monarchy
History
•	Established	963
•	Disestablished	1186
Preceded by Succeeded by Saffarid dynasty Samanid dynasty Ghurid dynasty Seljuk Empire

The Ghaznavid Empire was a Khorāṣānian Turkish Sunni Muslim state, which existed from 975 to 1187. It was centered in Ghazni, a city in present Afghanistan, and ruled much of Persia, Transoxania, and the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent.