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The
city,
named
Ghazna
in
ancient
times,
was
already
flourishing
around
the
7th
century
as
a
thriving
Buddhist
centre
when
Arab
armies
brought
Islam
to
the
region
In
683.
It
was
the
dazzling
capital
of
an
Empire
under
the
Turkish
Ghaznavid
dynasty
from
994-1160,
extending
into
northern
India,
Persia
and
Central
Asia.
Under
Mahmud
of
Ghazni,
who
built
a
magnificent
mosque,
Afghanistan
was
the
centre
of
Islamic
power
and
civilisation
at
the
beginning
of
the
11th
century.
Mahmud’s
mausoleum
is
still
visible.
The
walled,
old
city
of
Ghazni,
with
its
numerous
bazaars,
contains
the
ruins
of
ancient
Ghazna.
See
Goolge
maps
for
fort
location
on
hill.
North
West.
Ghazni
was
sacked
in
1149
by
the
kings
of
Ghor,
and
Ogotai,
a
son
of
Genghiz
Khan,
completed
its
destruction
in
1221.
In
1747
the
city
became
part
of
the
new
kingdom
of
Afghanistan.
The
Citadel,
Ghazni’s
strong
fortress,
was
taken
and
destroyed
by
the
British
in
1839
and
1842
during
the
First
Anglo-Afghan
War.
It
has
only
been
partially
rebuilt.
The
other
point
of
interest
is
the
Palace
of
Sultan
Masoud,
a
vast
complex
including
a
throne
room,
a
Royal
apartment,
government
offices,
soldiers’
quarters,
a
mosque
and
remains
of
gardens.
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