Person

Mawdud of Ghazni

r. 1041–1050 · 11th century

Mawdud was a sultan of the Ghaznavid dynasty and son of Mas'ud I, reigning from 1041 to 1050. After his father's murder he defeated his uncle Muhammad and took the throne, avenging Mas'ud. He kept the eastern lands in Afghanistan and the Punjab but could not recover Khurasan and western Iran, lost to the Seljuks.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mawdud of Ghazni. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mawdud-of-ghazni
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