| Muhammad bin Mahmud | |||||
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 Gold dinar minted in Ghazna dated 419 AH (1028/9 CE). | |||||
| Sultan of Ghaznavid Empire | |||||
| 1st Reign | 30 April 1030 – 1030 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mahmud of Ghazni | ||||
| Successor | Mas'ud I of Ghazni | ||||
| 2nd Reign | 1040 – 19 March 1041[1] | ||||
| Predecessor | Mas'ud I of Ghazni | ||||
| Successor | Mawdud of Ghazni | ||||
| Born | c. 998 Ghazni, Ghaznavid Empire (now in Afghanistan) | ||||
| Died | 19 March 1041 (aged 42–43) Ghazni Ghaznavid Empire | ||||
| Burial | c. 1041 Ghazni | ||||
| Consort | Daughter of Abu'l-Nasr Muhammad | ||||
| Issue | 'Abd al-Rahman Ahmad | ||||
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| House | Ghaznavid Dynasty | ||||
| Father | Mahmud of Ghazni | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Muhammad of Ghazni (Persian: محمد غزنوی) (b. 998 – d. 1041) was Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire briefly in 1030, and then later from 1040 to 1041. He ascended the throne upon the death of his father Mahmud in 1030. He was the younger of a set of twins; this circumstance resulted in civil strife.[2] His reign lasted five months before he was overthrown by his twin Ma'sud I, after which he was blinded and imprisoned on the order of Ma'sud I. According to Ferishta, his reign lasted only 50 days. Nine years later he was reinstated for a year before being slain by his nephew Maw'dud after losing a battle in Nangrahar.
- ^ Bosworth 1996, p. 296.
- ^ Bosworth 1985.