Mas'ūd III of Ghazna (b. 1061 – d. 1115), was a
sultan
Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it c ...
of the
Ghaznavid Empire
The Ghaznavid dynasty ( fa, غزنویان ''Ġaznaviyān'') was a culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic ''mamluk'' origin, ruling, at its greatest extent, large parts of Persia, Khorasan, much of Transoxiana and the northwest ...
and son of
Ibrahim of Ghazna
Ibrahim of Ghazna (b. 1033 – d. 1099) was sultan of the Ghaznavid empire from April 1059 until his death in 1099. Having been imprisoned at the fortress of Barghund, he was one of the Ghaznavid princes that escaped the usurper Toghrul's massacre ...
.
Life
Mas'ūd was born in 1061 in
Ghazni
Ghazni ( prs, غزنی, ps, غزني), historically known as Ghaznain () or Ghazna (), also transliterated as Ghuznee, and anciently known as Alexandria in Opiana ( gr, Αλεξάνδρεια Ωπιανή), is a city in southeastern Afghanistan ...
.
Reign
Mas'ud was sultan for 16 years. In 1112, Mas'ūd III built the
Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III in
Ghazni
Ghazni ( prs, غزنی, ps, غزني), historically known as Ghaznain () or Ghazna (), also transliterated as Ghuznee, and anciently known as Alexandria in Opiana ( gr, Αλεξάνδρεια Ωπιανή), is a city in southeastern Afghanistan ...
,
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
. Mas'ūd also built one of the
Minarets of Ghazni.
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. Bahram Shah defeated his brother
Arslan
Arslan is a Turkic masculine given name and surname, used mainly in the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Mongolia, and Western China. It is translated as "lion". The names , Arsalan, Aslan are other variants of the name.
People
Given ...
for the throne at the
Battle of Ghazni
The Battle of Ghazni (or Ghuznee) took place in the city of Ghazni in central Afghanistan on Tuesday, July 23, 1839, during the First Anglo-Afghan War.
Prelude
In the 1830s, the British were firmly entrenched in India but by 1837, feared a Rus ...
in 1117. After the battle, he had his brother Arslan imprisoned in
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
.
Architecture
Minaret of Mas'ud III in Ghazni
File:Mas'ud III b. Ibrahim minaret, Ghazni, built between 1099 and 1115 CE.jpg, Mas'ud III b. Ibrahim Ghazni minaret, Ghazni, built between 1099 and 1115 CE
File:Detail of the Intricate Brickwork on the Mas'ud III Tower.jpg, Detail of the intricate brickwork on the Mas'ud III Tower
Palace of Mas'ud III in Ghazni
File:Palace_of_Sultan_Mas'ud_III_(northeast_of_Ghazni).jpg, Remains of the palace, to the east of Ghazni.
File:Architectural panel Afghanistan Ghaznavid dynasty reign of Mas ud III 1100-1150 CE Marble (2414429094).jpg, Ghaznavid panel from the reign of Mas ud III 1100-1150 CE
MNAO-GhazniPalMasudIII-Lastra1.jpg, Carved relief from the Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III
See also
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Ghazni under the Ghaznavids
References
{{Ghaznavid sultans
Ghaznavid rulers
12th-century rulers in Asia