Question

What did Mahmud of Ghazni do in order to raise a large army?

Answer 1

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Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi[1] was the first independent ruler of the Turkic[2][3] dynasty of Ghaznavids, ruling from 999 to 1030. At the time of his death, his kingdom had been transformed into an extensive military empire, which extended from northwestern Iran proper to the Punjab in the Indian subcontinent, Khwarazm in Transoxiana, and Makran.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Mahmud of Ghazni (Persian: November 971 – 30 April 1030) or Mahmud Ghaznavi[1] was the first independent ruler of the Turkic[2][3] dynasty of Ghaznavids, ruling from 999 to 1030. At the time of his death, his kingdom had been transformed into an extensive military empire, which extended from northwestern Iran proper to the Punjab in the Indian subcontinent, Khwarazm in Transoxiana, and Makra

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Reign

999 – 30 April 1030

Predecessor

Ismail of Ghazni

Successor

Muhammad of Ghazni

Born

2 November 971

Ghazni, Zabulistan, Samanid Empire (present-day Afghanistan)

Died

30 April 1030 (aged 58)

Ghazni, Zabulistan, Ghaznavid Empire (present-day Afghanistan)

Burial

Ghazni

Issue

Jalal al-Dawla Muhammad

Shihab al-Dawla Masud

Izz al-Dawla Abd al-Rashid

Suleiman

Shuja

Names

Yamīn-ud-Dawla Abul-Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn

Persian

Dynasty

Ghaznavid

Father

Sabuktigin

Religion

Sunni Islam

Military career

Years of service

c. 999–1030

Awards

Robe of honour from Caliph Al-Qadir in 1000 CE.