Mas'ūd III of Ghazna (b. 1061 – d. 1115), was a sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire and son of Ibrahim of Ghazna.
Life
Mas'ūd was born in 1061 in Ghazni.[1]
Reign
Mas'ud was sultan for 16 years. In 1112, Mas'ūd III built the Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Mas'ūd also built one of the Minarets of Ghazni.[2][3][4] Signs of weakness in the state became apparent when he died in 1115, with internal strife between his sons ending with the ascension of Sultan Bahram Shah as a Seljuk vassal.[5] Bahram Shah defeated his brother Arslan for the throne at the Battle of Ghazni in 1117.
Architecture
Minaret of Mas'ud III in Ghazni
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Mas'ud III b. Ibrahim Ghazni minaret, Ghazni, built between 1099 and 1115 CE -
Detail of the intricate brickwork on the Mas'ud III Tower
Palace of Mas'ud III in Ghazni
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Remains of the palace, to the east of Ghazni. -
Ghaznavid panel from the reign of Mas ud III 1100-1150 CE -
Carved relief from the Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III
See also
References
- ^ Dupree, Nancy (1979). An Historical Guide To Afghanistan. p. 184.
- ^ "Qasr-i Mas'ud-i Sivvum". Archnet. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Sites and buildings". ghazni.bradypus.net. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Manar-i Mas'ud III". Archnet. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ Bosworth 2006.
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