Alp Tigin
Ghaznavid ruler
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Alp Tigin was a Turkic slave at the Samanid court who established the Ghaznavid dynasty in Ghazna, modern-day Afghanistan, around 962 CE. He escaped to Kabul and gained control of the town before moving his headquarters. While few Ghaznavid artworks survive, their mortuary towers at Ghazna are notable architectural achievements. Alp Tigin's rise, along with that of the Sīmjūrids, demonstrated and accelerated the decline of the Samanid empire. He was succeeded by Sebüktigin, whose son Mahmud expanded westward into Khorasan.12
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