| Farrukh-Zad | |||||
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| Ghaznavid Sultan Devout Sultan | |||||
 Gold dinar of Farrukh-Zad | |||||
| Sultan of Ghaznavid Empire | |||||
| Reign | 1053 – 4 April 1059 | ||||
| Predecessor | Toghrul | ||||
| Successor | Ibrahim | ||||
| Born | c. 1025 Ghaznavid Empire | ||||
| Died | 4 April 1059 (aged 34) Ghaznavid Empire | ||||
| Burial | 4–5 April 1059 | ||||
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| House | House of Sabuktigin | ||||
| Father | Ma'sud I | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Farrukh-Zad (Full name: Jamal ad-Dawlah Abu Shuja Farrukh-Zad), was sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire from (1053 – 4 April 1059). His reign was considered one of benevolence, prosperity and tranquility for the Ghaznavid empire.[2] It was free of the chaotic turbulence and greed from palace ghulams until the end of his reign. He was a very devout Muslim and fasted during Rajab, Sha'ban and Ramadan.[3]
- ^ "FARROḴZĀD, ABŪ ŠOJĀʿ" Encyclopædia Iranica
- ^ C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 47.
- ^ 'Izz al-D in Ibn al-Athir, The Annals of the Saljuq Turks, transl. D.S. Richards, (Routledge, 2002), 129.