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Bilgetegin
Portrait of Bilgetegin. From the genealogical tree of the Zübdet-üt Tevarih ("Cream of Histories"), a Ottoman Turkish manuscript created in Baghdad, dated 1598
Governor of Ghazna
In office 12 November 966 – 975
Monarch
Mansur I
Succeeded by
Böritigin of Ghazni
Personal details
Died
975 Gardez
Bilgetegin was a Turkic officer, who was the Samanid governor of Ghazna from 12 November 966 to 975. He was successor of Abu Ishaq Ibrahim of Ghazna.
On 12 November 966, when Abu Ishaq Ibrahim of Ghazna died, he left no child for the throne of the Ghaznavid dynasty. Turkic leaders and princes chose Bilgetegin as Samanid governor of Ghazna in November 966. He died in 975 during his siege of Lawik-ruled Gardez.[1] Böritigin of Ghazni was his successor.
^Bosworth, C.E. (1992). History of Civilizations of Central Asia. Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1992. p. 96. ISBN 9788120815957.
Bilgetegin was a Turkic officer, who was the Samanid governor of Ghazna from 12 November 966 to 975. He was successor of Abu Ishaq Ibrahim of Ghazna. On...
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