Lawik dynasty

Lawik dynasty
c.750 CE–977 CE
Ghazni was the power-center of the Lawik dynasty. Citadel of Ghazni pictured above of Lawik dynasty
Ghazni was the power-center of the Lawik dynasty. Citadel of Ghazni pictured above
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Approximate location of the Lawik dynasty
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The Lawik Dynasty was located in Ghazni and Gardez
CapitalGhazni
Religion
Hinduism[1] (before 782)
Islam[2] (after 782)
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraEarly Middle Ages
• Established
c.750 CE
• Disestablished
977 CE
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Turk Shahis
Zunbils
Samanids
Ghaznavids
Today part ofAfghanistan

The Lawīk dynasty was the last native dynasty which ruled Ghazni prior to the Ghaznavid conquest in the present-day Afghanistan. Lawiks were originally Hindus, but later became Muslims.[2] They were closely related to the Hindu Shahis,[3] and after 877, ruled under the Hindu Shahi suzerainty.[4]

A branch of Lawiks ruled the nearby city of Gardez.[3] The Siyasatnama of Nizam al-Mulk, the Tabaqat-i Nasiri of Juzjani, and the Majma' al-ansāb fī't-tawārīkh of Shabankara'i (14th century) mentioned Lawiks.[5]

  1. ^ Jan, Changez (18 July 2022). Forgotten Kings: The Story of the Hindu Sahi Dynasty. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-93-92099-01-4.
  2. ^ a b Clifford Edmund Bosworth (1977). The Medieval History of Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. Variorum Reprints. pp. 301–302.
  3. ^ a b Unesco (1 January 1998). History of Civilizations of Central Asia. UNESCO. p. 96. ISBN 978-92-3-103467-1.
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  5. ^ Alikuzai, Hamid Wahed (1 October 2013). A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes. ISBN 978-1-4907-1441-7.