Ghaznavids

In general terms, the word Afghan comes into use through Persian texts beginning roughly one thousand years ago, circa 1000 CE, in geographical treatises and Ghaznavid historiography. 12 The Ghaznavids set into motion a millennium of migrations from the Hindu Kush mountains to the Hindustan plains that were motivated by commercial opportunities and state-building activities entailed in Islamization processes.

Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

Moving from Persia to India, in the 11th century CE., when the Persian dynasty of Ghaznavids began to rule in India, philosophical mysticism and the practice of Sufism became popular among the Indian Muslim philosophers.

Mysticism in Arabic and Islamic Philosophy Aminrazavi, Mehdi 2009

Some examples (all Turkic peoples except the Iranians): the Ghaznavids (962 - 1186), the Timurids (1369 - 1506--Tamerlane et al.), then the Moghuls followed by Iranians (1504 - 1709).

The Soviets and NATO in Afghanistan 2008

When William Dalrymple, in his 1993 book "Delhi, City of Djinns," went in search of Delhi's "Unani" medicine, he was looking for the last practitioners of the Baghdad tradition that Turkic Silk Route dynasties such as the Ghaznavids and Moghuls had transplanted to India.

Remnant of a Humanist Past 2008

Some examples (all Turkic peoples except the Iranians): the Ghaznavids (962 - 1186), the Timurids (1369 - 1506--Tamerlane et al.), then the Moghuls followed by Iranians (1504 - 1709).

"Unconquerable Afghans": What the Globe and Mail 2008

The Qarakhanids were the upholders of Turkic tradition, whereas the Ghaznavids favored Iranian culture.

The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 14 The Founding of the First Two Turkic Islamic States 2006

The Turkic slave soldiers in their service, preferring their own ethnic ways, helped the Ghaznavids and Qarakhanids depose them.

The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 14 The Founding of the First Two Turkic Islamic States 2006

The Ghaznavids still controlled the area from the Kabul Valley eastward.

Historical Sketch of Buddhism and Islam in Afghanistan 2006

The Rise of the Ghaznavids and the Fall of the Samanids

The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 14 The Founding of the First Two Turkic Islamic States 2006

Qarakhanids to parts of East Turkistan, while the Ghaznavids to northern India.

The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 14 The Founding of the First Two Turkic Islamic States 2006