HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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Who among the following founded the principality of Ghazani in AD 962?
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Mahmood Ghazani
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Subuktgeen
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Alptigin
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Shah Mahmoud
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The dynasty was founded by Sabuktigin upon his succession to the rule of Ghazna after the death of his father-in-law, Alp Tigin, who was an ex-general of the Samanid Empire from Balkh, north of the Hindu Kush in Greater Khorasan. Ghaznavid Empire at its greatest extent in 1030 CE under Mahmud .
Detailed explanation-2: -Alp Tegin (his named is sometimes spelled as Alptigin, Alp Tekin or Alp Takin) entered the service of the Samanid dynasty as a slave. The Samanids were an Iranian dynasty that ruled Transoxania and Khurasan between the years 819 to 999.
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