CALIPHATES and SULTANATES
CALIPHATES and SULTANATES
CALIPHATES and SULTANATES
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GHAZNAVID<br />
SULTANATE<br />
(975 –1187 CE)<br />
• First Independent Sultanate under<br />
the Abbasids (Shi’a)<br />
• Founded by the Mamluks (Turkish<br />
Warriors in the Abbasid Armies<br />
• Capital located in Ghazni, Afghanistan<br />
• Middlemen for trade along the<br />
Silk Road (Between China & Europe)<br />
• Brought Islam to Hindu dominated India<br />
• Created a Persian Golden Age of<br />
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