Masʽud I of Ghazni (Persian: مسعود غزنوی), known as Amīr-i Shahīd (امیر شهید; "the martyr king") (b. 998 – d. 17 January 1040), was sultan of the Ghaznavid...

Izz al-Din Mas'ud (I) ibn Mawdud (Arabic: عز الدين مسعود بن مودود died 1193) was a Zengid emir of Mosul. Izz al-Din Mas'ud was the brother of emir Sayf...

to have been behind the assassination of Mas'ud I while he was imprisoned. Muhammad sent a missive to Mas'ud's son, Mawdud, in Tukharistan explaining his...

Rukn al-Dīn Mesud Klada ibn Kilij Arslan or Mesud I (Modern Turkish: I. Rükneddin Mesud or Masud (Persian: ركن الدین مسعود) was the sultan of the Sultanate...

the same place as Arslan Isra'il, and asked the son of Mahmud, Mas'ud I, for asylum. Mas'ud, however, considered the nomadic Turks to be dangerous and sent...

Ali ibn Mas'ud (Persian: علی ابن مسعود, romanized: ʿAlī ibn Masʿūd) was the Ghaznavid sultan, ruling from 1048 to 1049. The son of Mas'ud I (r. 1030–1040)...

The Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III is a Ghaznavid palace in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The palace was built in 1112 by Sultan Mas'ūd III (1099-1114/5), son of Ibrahim...

Ocean in the east and to Rey and Hamadan in the west. Under the reign of Mas'ud I, the Ghaznavid dynasty began losing control over its western territories...

Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud (Arabic: عبد الله بن مسعود, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd; c. 594 – c. 653) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad whom...

Mas'ud-i Sa'd-i Salmān (Persian: مسعود سعد سلمان) was an 11th-century Persian poet of the Ghaznavid empire who is known as the prisoner poet. He lived...

1061 in Ghazni. 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...

his uncle, Muhammad of Ghazni, in revenge for the murder of his father, Mas'ud I of Ghazni. His brother Majdud in Lahore did not recognize him as sultan...

oldest one being Mas'ud I. Zawzani, who supported Mas'ud I, left the Ghaznavid capital of Ghazni, and arrived to Damghan, where Mas'ud and his supporters...

Mahmud's successor, Mas'ud, across Khorasan and Balkh. In 1040, at the Battle of Dandanaqan, Seljuks decisively defeated Mas'ud I of Ghazni, forcing him...

able to rule as an independent monarch as Mas'ud I was occupied with the Seljuk invasions. In 1038, Mas'ud gave the governorship of Khwarazm to his ally...

Seljuq allies Indecisive 1033 Siege of Sarsawa near Saharanpur Mas'ud I of Ghazni Mas'ud I 1035 Battle of Nasa Plains Tabaristan Iltughdi(Ghaznavid chamberlain)...

17 – Mas'ud I, Ghaznavid sultan (b. 998) March 3 – Cunigunde, Holy Roman Empress March 17 – Harold Harefoot, king of England May 29 – Renauld I, French...

as Balkh, all of Khurasan fell to the Seljuk Turks. During the march of Mas'ud's army to Sarakhs, the Seljuq raiders harassed the Ghaznavid army with hit-and-run...

Izz al-Din Mas'ud II (r.1211–1218) was the son and successor of Nur al-Din Arslan Shah I, as Zengid dynasty ruler of the Mosul region in modern Iraq....

Mas'ud I died shortly afterwards being deserted by his army after a disastrous defeat against the Seljuq Turks, who then conquered Khorasan. Mas'ud's...

Ghaznavid Mas'ud I. Another wife was Ummu Hifchaq also known as Ummu Qipchaq. Another of his wives was the daughter of King of Tashir Kiurike I, who was...

after the other; his grandson by Mas'ud, Maw'dud Ghaznavi, also later became ruler of the empire. According to Mirat-i-Masudi ("Mirror of Masud"), a Persian-language...

Kabul Shah, marched towards Lahore seeking to utilize the imprisonment of Masʽud I and resulting political instability to his favor. The armies met at Qadar...

(1002–1030) Muhammad, Sultan (1030–1030, 1040–1041) Mas'ud I, Sultan (1030–1040) Maw'dud, Sultan (1041–1048) Mas'ud II, Sultan (1048) Ali, Sultan (1048–1049) Abd...

Urwah ibn Masʽud (Arabic: عُرْوَة ٱبْن مَسْعُود, romanized: ʿUrwah ibn Masʿūd) was a Thaqifi chieftain of Taif who became a companion of Muhammad. He...

footballer Masoud Bastani, Iranian journalist Masʽud I of Ghazni, sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire from 1030 to 1040 Masʽud Hai Rakkaḥ, Chief rabbi of Tripoli Masood...

Persian vizier of the Ghaznavid ruler Mahmud of Ghazni and the latter's son Mas'ud I of Ghazni. The son of the governor of Bust, Maymandi was raised as the...

1149–1169 Ghazi II Saif ud-Din 1169–1180 Mas'ud I 'Izz ud-Din 1180–1193 and: Sanjar Shah (at Jazira) 1176–1208 and: Arslan I Shah Nur ud-Din 1193–1211 and: Mahmud...

improbable and of legend. From 1035 to 1037 Chaghri and Tughril fought against Mas'ud I of Ghazni. Chaghri captured Merv (an important historical city now in Turkmenistan)...

historian of the Ghaznavid era, wrote on page 117 in his book Tarikh-i Bayhaqi: "Sultan Mas'ud I of Ghazni left for Ghoristan and sent his learned companion with...