غزنویان

Also known as Ghaznavid Emirate

یک امپراتوری ترک‌تبار حاکم بر خراسان، شرق ایران و شمال هند (۹۷۷–۱۱۹۶)

Status: Empire
Capital: Ghazni , (977–1163) , Lahore , (1163–1186)
Common languages: Persian ( official and court language; lingua franca ), Sanskrit ( coinage ) , Arabic ( coinage and theology ) , Turkic ( military )
Religion: Sunni Islam (official), Hinduism (majority in India)
Government: Hereditary monarchy
977 997: Sabuktigin (first)
1160 1186: Khusrau Malik (last)
998 1013: Abu'l-Hasan Isfaraini (first mentioned)
12th century: Abu'l-Ma'ali Nasrallah (last mentioned)
Historical era: Medieval
1029 est: 3,400,000 km (1,300,000 sq mi)