Bahram-Shah of Ghazna

This article is about the sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire. For the Ayyubid ruler of Baalbek, see Bahramshah.
Bahram-Shah
Ghaznavid Sultan
Portrait of Ghaznavid ruler Bahrām Shāh (d. 1152), from the genealogy Zübdet-üt Tevarih (1578)
Sultan of Ghaznavid Empire
Reign25 February 1117 – 1152
PredecessorArslan-Shah
SuccessorKhusrau-Shah
Bornc. 1084[1]
Ghaznavid Empire
Diedc. 1152
(aged 67–68)
Ghaznavid Empire
IssueMuizz ad-Dawlah Khusrau-Shah
Names
Laqab: Yamin ad-Dawlah wa Amin al-Milla[2]
Kunya: Abul-Muzaffar[2]
Given name: Bahram-Shah
Nasab: Bahram-Shah ibn Mas'ud ibn Ibrahim ibn Mas'ud ibn Mahmud ibn Sabuktegin
HouseGhaznavid Dynasty
FatherMas'ud III of Ghazni
MotherGawhar Khatun
ReligionSunni Islam

Bahram-Shah (full name:Yamin ad-Dawlah wa Amin al-Milla Abul-Muzaffar Bahram-Shah) (1084 – 1157) was Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire from 25 February 1117 to 1152.[3] Son of Mas'ud III and Gawhar Khatun, sister of Sanjar, sultan of the Great Seljuq Empire.[4] During his entire reign, his empire was a tributary of the Great Seljuq Empire.

  1. ^ P. Hardy 1986, p. 940.
  2. ^ a b "BAHRĀMŠĀH B. MASʿŪD (III)" Encyclopædia Iranica
  3. ^ C. E. Bosworth 1977, pp. 96, 119.
  4. ^ C. E. Bosworth 1977, p. 93.