Sultan Mahmud;
Mahmut, the son of Sebük Tegin, the founder of the Ghaznavid State, took part in the state administration from a young age.
Mahmud, who came to the throne of Ghazni in 997, took Bukhara, Khorasan, Herat, Belh, Bust and Kabul from the Samanids. Later, he captured all of Transoxiana, from present-day Afghanistan and Balochistan to Khwarezm.
Then he conquered Rey, İsfehan, Save, Kazvin, Zencan and Ebher and dominated most of Iran's lands. Sultan Mahmut, who went on his first expedition to India in September 1000, made 17 major expeditions to India until 1027.
During these expeditions, Mahmut, who had many mosques built in India and placed scholars to teach Islam, ensured the spread and acceptance of Islam in India.
In addition to being a cihangir, Mahmud, who had a scholarly personality, had scholars and poets make conversations and discussions in his palace. Many books of his period, including Ferdowsi's famous Shahname, were presented to Mahmud of Ghazni. Sultan Mahmut, who ruled for 33 years, died in Gazne in 1030 and was buried here.