Mas'ud III of Ghazni

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

Mas'ūd was born in 1061 in Ghazni.[1]

Reign

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

Minaret of Mas'ud III in Ghazni

Palace of Mas'ud III in Ghazni

See also

References

  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
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