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Ghaznavid

Speech parts

1. Ghaznavid - Noun

2. Ghaznavid - Adjective

3. Ghaznavid - Proper noun

Meaning

Ghaznavid

A Persianate Muslim dynasty, of Turkic slave origin, which existed from 975 to 1187 and ruled much of Persia, Transoxania, and the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent.

Ghaznavid (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to this dynasty, or to the empire that it ruled.
Ghaznavid architecture

Ghaznavid (plural Ghaznavids)

A member of this dynasty.
the House of Ghaznavids

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Lashkar Gah is home to Qalai Bost, the vaulted gateway to the ruins of a fort and castle dating from the Ghaznavid era. Source: Internet

The Ghaznavid domain included large swathes of modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. Source: Internet

The dominance of Ghazna was curtailed, however, when the Seljuks led themselves into the western part of the region, conquering the Ghaznavid territory of Khorazm (also spelled Khorezm and Khwarazm). Source: Internet

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