WebGhazni (Dari: غزنی, Pashto: غزني), historically known as Ghaznin (غزنين) or Ghazna (غزنه), also transliterated as Ghuznee, and anciently known as Alexandria in Opiana (Greek: Αλεξάνδρεια Ωπιανή), is a city in southeastern Afghanistan with a population of around 190,000 people. The city is strategically located along Highway 1, which has served as …

WebCirca 962 Alp-Tegin, a rebel Turkish chief of the Samanid Empire who had lost out in a succession dispute, chose to venture out of Khorasan into the south of the Hindu Kush and attack Kabul, allegedly vowing to wage a Holy War against the "infidels" of Hind. The governor of Kabul — described in sources as "son of Kabul Shah" — was defeated ...

WebAlp-Tegin, Samanid commander-in-chief; Donnchad mac Cellacháin, king of Munster ; Fothad I, bishop of St. Andrews (approximate date) Goltregoda, Frankish countess and regent (b. 920) Ingeborg Tryggvasdotter, Viking noblewoman; John II, duke of Gaeta (approximate date) Michael Maleinos, Byzantine monk (approximate date)

WebKarahanlı Devleti ya da kısaca Karahanlılar, 840-1212 Yılları arasında Orta Asya ve Maveraünnehir'de hüküm süren bir Türk Hanedanıdır. Orta Asya'da kurulmuş ilk İslam Hanedanıdır. Karahanlı Devleti, tercih edilen görüşe göre, Karluk Türk kabilelerine mensuptur. Bu saldırılar, aynı zamanda Sâmânî Devleti'nin yıkılışının habercisiydi. Çünkü …

WebThe Turkic peoples are a collection of diverse ethnic groups of Central, East, North, and West Asia as well as parts of Europe, who speak Turkic languages.. The origins of the Turkic peoples has been a topic of much discussion, but evidence point to a ultimate homeland in South Central Siberia, close to the Altai Mountains and Lake …

WebSlavery is a social-economic system under which people are enslaved: deprived of personal freedom and forced to perform labor or services without compensation. These people are referred to as slaves. The following is a list of historical people who were enslaved at some point during their lives, in alphabetical order by first name.Several names have been …

WebA war of succession is a war prompted by a succession crisis in which two or more individuals claim the right of successor to a deceased or deposed monarch.The rivals are typically supported by factions within the royal court.Foreign powers sometimes intervene, allying themselves with a faction. This may widen the war into one between those …

WebThe Muslim conquests of Afghanistan began during the Muslim conquest of Persia as the Arab Muslims migrated eastwards to Khorasan, Sistan and Transoxiana.Fifteen years after the Battle of Nahāvand in 642 AD, they controlled all Sasanian domains except in Afghanistan. Fuller Islamization was not achieved until the period between 10th and 12th …