Ġaznaviyān
Turkic Mamluk Empire (977-1186)
Location: Iran, South Asia, Central Asia
Capital City: Ghazni (977-1163), Lahore (1163-1186)
Government type: Monarchy
Main languages: Persian, Arabic, Old Turkic
Main religions: Sunni Islam, Hinduism
Chronology
977: Sabuktegin breaks Ghazni off from the Samanid Empire
1163: Ghazni lost to Ghurids
1186: Ghurids take Lahore and imprison sultan Khusrau Malik
Currency
Dinar (977-1186)
1 Dinar = 60 Fals • 1 Jital = 7/10 Dinar • Damma = 7/40 Dinar
Coins from the Ghaznavid Empire in the collection
•1 Jital, Sultan Khusrau Malik (1160-1186) (billon, Tye#119)