Farighunids | |||||||
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| 9th-century–1010 | |||||||
  Guzgan | |||||||
| Status | Client of the Saffarids, Samanids and the Ghaznavids | ||||||
| Capital | Yahudiyya | ||||||
| Common languages | Persian | ||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Established | 9th-century | ||||||
• Ghaznavid conquest | 1010 | ||||||
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The Farighunids were an Iranian dynasty that ruled Guzgan (modern-day northern Afghanistan) in the late 9th, 10th and early 11th centuries. They were ultimately deposed by the ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire, Sultan Mahmud (r. 999–1030).