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Also Known As Maḥmūd of Ghazna • Yamīn al-Dawlah Abū al-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktigin
Born 971
Died April 30, 1030? • Ghaznī • Afghanistan
Title / Office sultan (998-1030), Ghaznī
House / Dynasty Ghaznavid dynasty

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