Ghaznavid campaigns in Persia
| Ghaznavid campaigns in Persia | |||||||||
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Western territories of the Ghaznavid Empire after Persian campaigns | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Ghaznavids Supported by: Ziyarids (from 1012) |
Buyids Kakuyids Sallarids Ziyarids (until 1012) Rawadids Ma'danids | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Mahmud of Ghazni # Arslan Jadhib Mas'ud I Hajib 'Ali Marzuban bin Hasan Abu Sahl Hamdawi Yariq-Toghmash Tash-Farash † |
Qabus Majd al-Dawla (POW) Abu Dulaf Manuchihr Isa of Makran Ala al-Dawla Muhammad Ibrahim bin Marzuban Bahram b. Mafinna | ||||||||
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1029: 8,000 cavalry 1030: 4,000 cavalry; 3,000 infantry 1034: 4,000 cavalry; 2,500 infantry; 5 elephants |
1037: 1,500 1030: 20,000 infantry; 6,000 cavalry; 10 elephants 1034: 10,000 | ||||||||
The Ghaznavid campaigns in Persia, (modern-day Iran) was a series of expeditions and conquests led by Ghaznavid dynasty based in Ghazni. The Ghaznavids under Mahmud of Ghazni and Mas'ud, expanded their empire into Persia, targeting regions of Makran, Ray, Hamadan, Ishfahan, Tabaristan, Jibal, Fars, Kurdistan adjoining land of Sistan, Khorasan and parts of northern Persia. The conquests mostly occurred between 1026-1033 except Tabaristan which was subdued in 1012 AD. These campaigns were driven by ambitions of territorial expansion and spread of Sunni Islam, often at the expense of local Persian dynasties like the Buyids, Kakuyids, Ziyarids and Sallarid dynasty also secured regions through diplomacy.