Mas'ud III of Ghazni
{{Short description|Ghaznavid sultan from 1099 to 1115}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Mas'ūd III of Ghazna
| title = Ghaznavid Sultan
Ala ad-Dawlah
{{Nastaliq|علاء الدولہ}}
Blessing of the State
| image = File:Mas'ud III Gold Dinar.jpg
| caption =
| succession = Sultan of Ghaznavid Empire
| birth_date = {{C.|1061}}
| birth_place = Ghazni
Ghaznavid Empire
| death_date = March 1115
(aged 53–54)
| death_place = Ghaznavid Empire
| place of burial =
| full name = Mas'ūd bin Ibrahim
| father = Ibrahim
| mother =
| spouse = Fülane Khatun
Gawhar Khatun
| issue = Shir-Zad of Ghazna
Arslan-Shah of Ghazna
Bahram-Shah of Ghazna
| reign = 25 August 1099 – March 1115
| coronation =
| othertitles =
| predecessor = Ibrahim
| successor = Shir-Zad
| house = Ghaznavid Dynasty
| religion = Sunni Islam
}}
Mas'ūd III of Ghazna (b. 1061 – d. 1115), was a sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire and son of Ibrahim of Ghazna.
Life
Reign
Mas'ud was sultan for 16 years. In 1112, Mas'ūd III built the Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Mas'ūd also built one of the Minarets of Ghazni.{{Cite web|title=Qasr-i Mas'ud-i Sivvum|url=https://archnet.org/sites/3924|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Archnet}}{{Cite web|title=Sites and buildings|url=https://ghazni.bradypus.net/islamic_sites_buildings|access-date=2021-01-24|website=ghazni.bradypus.net}}{{Cite web|title=Manar-i Mas'ud III|url=https://archnet.org/sites/3925|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Archnet}} Signs of weakness in the state became apparent when he died in 1115, with internal strife between his sons ending with the ascension of Sultan Bahram Shah as a Seljuk vassal.{{sfn|Bosworth|2006}} Bahram Shah defeated his brother Arslan for the throne at the Battle of Ghazni in 1117.
Architecture
=Minaret of Mas'ud III in Ghazni=
{{main|Ghazni Minarets}}
File:Mas'ud_III_b._Ibrahim_minaret,_Ghazni,_built_between_1099_and_1115_CE_(graphical_reconstruction,_colorized).jpg|Mas'ud III b. Ibrahim Ghazni minaret, Ghazni, built between 1099 and 1115 CE
File:Detail of the Intricate Brickwork on the Mas'ud III Tower.jpg|Detail of the intricate brickwork on the Mas'ud III Tower
=Palace of Mas'ud III in Ghazni=
{{main|Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III}}
File:Palace_of_Sultan_Mas'ud_III_(northeast_of_Ghazni).jpg|Remains of the palace, to the east of Ghazni.
File:Architectural panel Afghanistan Ghaznavid dynasty reign of Mas ud III 1100-1150 CE Marble (2414429094).jpg|Ghaznavid panel from the reign of Mas ud III 1100-1150 CE
MNAO-GhazniPalMasudIII-Lastra1.jpg|Carved relief from the Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III
See also
References
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Sources
- {{cite encyclopedia |first=C. E. |last=Bosworth | author-link = C. E. Bosworth |title=Ghaznavids |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Iranica |url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/ghaznavids |year=2006 }}
External links
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- {{Wikiquote inline}}
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{{s-bef
| before = Ibrahim
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{{s-ttl
| title = Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire
| years = 1099–1114/5
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{{s-aft
| after = Shir-Zad
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{{Ghaznavid sultans}}