Mas'ud III of Ghazni

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Mas'ūd III of Ghazna
Ghaznavid Sultan
Ala ad-Dawlah
علاء الدولہ
Blessing of the State
Sultan of Ghaznavid Empire
Reign1099 – 1115
PredecessorIbrahim
SuccessorShir-Zad
Bornc. 1061
Ghazni
Ghaznavid Empire
Diedc. 1115
(aged 53–54)
Ghaznavid Empire
SpouseFülane Khatun
Gawhar Khatun
IssueShir-Zad of Ghazna
Arslan-Shah of Ghazna
Bahram-Shah of Ghazna
Names
Mas'ūd bin Ibrahim
HouseGhaznavid Dynasty
FatherIbrahim
ReligionSunni Islam

Mas'ūd III of Ghazna (b. 1061 – d. 1115), was a sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire and son of Ibrahim of Ghazna.

Life[edit]

Mas'ūd was born in 1061 in Ghazni.[1]

Reign[edit]

Mas'ud was sultan for 16 years. In 1112, Mas'ūd III built the Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Mas'ūd also built one of the Minarets of Ghazni.[2][3][4] Signs of weakness in the state became apparent when he died in 1115, with internal strife between his sons ending with the ascension of Sultan Bahram Shah as a Seljuk vassal.[5] Bahram Shah defeated his brother Arslan for the throne at the Battle of Ghazni in 1117.

Architecture[edit]

Minaret of Mas'ud III in Ghazni[edit]

Palace of Mas'ud III in Ghazni[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dupree, Nancy (1979). An Historical Guide To Afghanistan. p. 184.
  2. ^ "Qasr-i Mas'ud-i Sivvum". Archnet. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  3. ^ "Sites and buildings". ghazni.bradypus.net. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  4. ^ "Manar-i Mas'ud III". Archnet. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  5. ^ Bosworth 2006.
Mas'ud III of Ghazni
Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire
1099–1114/5
Succeeded by