Ghazni

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Ghazni, historically known as Ghaznayn or Ghazna, also transliterated as Ghuznee, and in ancient times known as Alexandria in Opiana, is a city in southeastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Ghazni Province. It is about 150 km (93 mi) to the southwest of Kabul, and is within the jurisdiction of Ghazni District and has an estimated population of 205,965 people. During the pre-Islamic period, the area was inhabited by various tribes who practiced different religions including Buddhism, Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. In the region of Zabulistan, of which Ghazni was an important centre, Islam was first introduced by Arab Muslims in the 7th century. The Saffarids conquered it in the 9th century by defeating Zunbils but Ghazni remained under Lawiks, a non-Muslim dynasty allied with the Hindu Shahis, until it was conquered by Turkic mamluks in the mid 10th century, when Sabuktigin turned Ghazni into the capital of the Ghaznavid Empire. The city was destroyed by one of the Ghurid rulers but...

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