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Ghaznavid Empire

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Summary

Ghaznavid Empire is a historical country[1]. It draws 1,563 Wikipedia views per month (historical country category, ranking #583 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • Head of government: Ghaznavids[3]
  • Continent: Asia[4]
  • Instance of: empire[5]
  • Capital: Ghazni[6]
  • Official language: Arabic[7]
  • Commons category: Ghaznavid Empire[8]
  • Inception: 962[9]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1187[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ghaznavid Empire[11]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12]
  • Replaces: Saffarid State[13]
  • Area: 3,400,000 km²[14]
  • Culture: Turkic peoples[15], Greater Iran[16]
  • Language used: Turkic[17]
  • Official religion: Islam[18], Sunni Islam[19]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20]

Why It Matters

Ghaznavid Empire has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Ferdowsi Ghazni Nasir Khusraw Nizam al-Mulk Sabuktigin Sanai Shahnameh

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Analkabir · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 45
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    Topic's main category → Category:Ghaznavid Empire
    Wikipedia title → Ghaznavid Empire
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Official language: Arabic"
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