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Bilkatigin succeeded by another slave of [[Alp-Tegin]] named Piri or Piritigin. He soon made himself obnoxious to his subjects, he was cruel ruler and people invited [[Abu Ali Lawik]] to be their king.[[Abu Ali Lawik]] accompanied by “the son of the king of [[Hindu Shahi]]” promptly advanced on [[Ghazna]]. [[Sabuktigin]] met the invaders in the vicinity of [[Charkh]], with a body of 500 slaves and inflicted a crushing defeat on them. Both [[Abu Ali Lawik]] and the son of the king of [[Hindu Shahi]] were taken prisoners and put to death. Piritigin was deposed and, by the unanimous consent of the nobility, [[Sabuktigin]] was raised to the throne on 27th Sha‘bban. 366 (20th April, 977)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nazim |first=Muhammad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rw1EBgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=life+and+time+of+mahmud+ghazni+internet+archive&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo86b-1MGGAxXfb2wGHaj-OoAQ6AF6BAgHEAM |title=The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna |date=2014 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-45659-4 |pages=27 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=S. Ramakrishnan |first=General Editor |url=http://archive.org/details/struggleforempir05bhar |title=History and Culture of the Indian People, Volume 05, The Struggle For Empire |date=2001 |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |others=Public Resource |pages=3}}</ref>. |
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Böritigin or Böri (in Turkic the name means wolf prince), also known as Pirai, was a Turkic officer, who served as the Samanid governor of Ghazna from 974/975 to 977.
Battle of Charkh | |||||||
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Ghaznavid dynasty |
Hindu Shahi Lawik dynasty | ||||||
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Sabuktigin |
Abu Ali Lawik Unknown son of Jaipal | ||||||
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500 | unknown |
Bilkatigin succeeded by another slave of Alp-Tegin named Piri or Piritigin. He soon made himself obnoxious to his subjects, he was cruel ruler and people invited Abu Ali Lawik to be their king.Abu Ali Lawik accompanied by “the son of the king of Hindu Shahi” promptly advanced on Ghazna. Sabuktigin met the invaders in the vicinity of Charkh, with a body of 500 slaves and inflicted a crushing defeat on them. Both Abu Ali Lawik and the son of the king of Hindu Shahi were taken prisoners and put to death. Piritigin was deposed and, by the unanimous consent of the nobility, Sabuktigin was raised to the throne on 27th Sha‘bban. 366 (20th April, 977)[1][2].
References
- ^ Nazim, Muhammad (2014). The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna. Cambridge University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-107-45659-4.
- ^ S. Ramakrishnan, General Editor (2001). History and Culture of the Indian People, Volume 05, The Struggle For Empire. Public Resource. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 3.
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Sources
- Frye, R.N. (1975). "The Sāmānids". In Frye, R.N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 136–161. ISBN 0-521-20093-8.
- Bosworth, C. E. (1975). "The early Ghaznavids". In Frye, R. N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 162–198. ISBN 0-521-20093-8.
- Bosworth, C. Edmund (1989). "ALPTIGIN". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 9. London et al.: C. Edmund Bosworth. p. 898.
- Bosworth, C. Edmund (2001). "GHAZNAVIDS". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. X, Fasc. 6. London et al.: C. Edmund Bosworth. pp. 578–583.
Preceded by: Bilgetegin |
Governor of Ghazna 975– 20 April 977 |
Followed by: Sabuktigin |