Ghazni was the power-center of the Lawik dynasty. Citadel of Ghazni pictured above
LAWIK DYNASTY
SAFFARIDS
SAMANIDS
ABBASID CALIPHATE
BYZANTINE EMPIRE
GUJARA- PRATIHARA
PALA EMPIRE
UTPALA DYNASTY
HINDU SHAHIS
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Approximate location of the Lawik dynasty
Hindu Shahis
LAWIKS
Samarkand
Herat
SAFFARIDS/ SAMANIDS/ Ghaznavids
Balkh
Kandahar
Ghazni
Gardez
Kabul
Hund
UTPALA DYNASTY
KHUDAHS
Bukhara
AFSHINS
Bost
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The Lawik Dynasty was located in Ghazni and Gardez
Capital
Ghazni
Religion
Hinduism[1] (before 782)
Islam[2] (after 782)
Government
Monarchy
Historical era
Early Middle Ages
• Established
c.750 CE
• Disestablished
977 CE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Turk Shahis
Zunbils
Samanids
Ghaznavids
Today part of
Afghanistan
The Lawīk dynasty was the last native dynasty which ruled Ghazni prior to the Ghaznavid conquest in the present-day Afghanistan. Lawiks were originally Hindus, but later became Muslims.[2] They were closely related to the Hindu Shahis,[3] and after 877, ruled under the Hindu Shahi suzerainty.[4]
A branch of Lawiks ruled the nearby city of Gardez.[3] The Siyasatnama of Nizam al-Mulk, the Tabaqat-i Nasiri of Juzjani, and the Majma' al-ansāb fī't-tawārīkh of Shabankara'i (14th century) mentioned Lawiks.[5]
^Jan, Changez (18 July 2022). Forgotten Kings: The Story of the Hindu Sahi Dynasty. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-93-92099-01-4.
^ abClifford Edmund Bosworth (1977). The Medieval History of Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. Variorum Reprints. pp. 301–302.
^ abUnesco (1 January 1998). History of Civilizations of Central Asia. UNESCO. p. 96. ISBN 978-92-3-103467-1.
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^Alikuzai, Hamid Wahed (1 October 2013). A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes. ISBN 978-1-4907-1441-7.
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