Yamīn-ud-Dawla Abul-Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn, usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi was the founder of the Turkic Ghaznavid dynasty, ruling from 998 to 1030.
Born: November 2, 971 AD, Ghazni, Afghanistan
Died: April 30, 1030, Ghazni, Afghanistan
Full name: Abolghasem Mahmoud Ibn Nadim