Mas'ud III of Ghazni
Mas'ūd III of Ghazna (b. 1061 – d. 1115) was a sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire and son of Ibrahim of Ghazna.
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[edit]- He was endowed with a benevolent and generous disposition, nor was he less celebrated for his justice than for his policy. He revised the ancient laws and regulations of the state, he abrogated such as he thought objectionable, and substituted others founded on better principles.
- About Sultãn Mas‘ûd III of Ghazni (reign AD 1099-1115) Uttar Pradesh
- Tãrîkh-i-Firishta, translated by John Briggs under the title History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India, first published in 1829, New Delhi Reprint 1981, Vol. I, p. 82
- [He] proceeded in command of an army towards Hindoostan, and being appointed governor of Lahore, crossed the Ganges, and carried his conquests farther than any Mussulman had hitherto done, except the Emperor Mahmood. Like him he plundered many rich cities and temples of their wealth, and returned in triumph to Lahore, which now became in some measure the capital of the empire...
- About Sultãn Mas‘ûd III of Ghazni (reign AD 1099-1115) Uttar Pradesh
- Tãrîkh-i-Firishta, translated by John Briggs under the title History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India, first published in 1829, New Delhi Reprint 1981, Vol. I, p. 82
