
Information
Name: Ghaznavids
Type: Polity
Nation: ghaznavids
Start: 978
End: 1186
Ghaznavids: All Data
This page is about the data available for this polity, the chronology of the events of the polity is available here.
Was an empire in modern-day Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India. Originated as an offshoot of the Samanid Empire in its provinces south of the Oxus, it went to conquer large regions. In 1186 the Ghaznavids were overthrown by the Ghurids.