Indian History THE GHAZNAVIDS Section I: Years of Uncertainty

  Canberra, 22 February 2016 Sultan Mahmud’s death brought about a bitter struggle for succession between two of his sons. Towards the end of his reign, Mahmud had divided his kingdom between these two sons—giving control of the Ghazni and the country of Hind, or the Indian provinces of the kingdom, to Muhammad; and Khorasan, […]

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